Scotty's ashes crash land after failed flight
By Ryan Block 
posted May 12th 2007 1:14PM
posted May 12th 2007 1:14PM
It's no surprise to Trekkies that James "Scotty" Doohan's final wish be that his ashes be launched into space. Apparently Space Services Inc., the company tasked with the "memorial spaceflight" gave her everything they got, cap'n, but the rocket carrying Scotty's ashes just couldna teek namoore, and crash landed in treacherous New Mexico terrain. Apparently the search for Doohan's ashes (as well as the 200 some-odd other peoples' spacebound remains) continues, as SSI insists the 20-foot rocket will be recovered, and its passengers will be delivered to the final frontier. In a manner of speaking, that is.
I'm confused. Originally it was reported that this was ALWAYS supposed to be a sub-orbital (up-and-down) flight. So what's all this about launching again? Sounds like the only problem is that the payload landed off course.
and that is one of the reasons I want a big mausuleum for my remains when I kick the bucket
Maybe they'll be found near all those ET carts.
The article is wrong. The rocket was *SUPPOSED* to come back down to Earth. The only problem is that they haven't found it yet.
'"We launch his remains into space and return them so there's a keepsake of a little bit of Scotty who has flown to space," said Charles Chafer, who also adds that there are plans for a future trek where another portion of James Doohan's ashes will be actually released into space.'
eBay anyone?
He was just trying to "Klingon" a bit longer :)
"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."
Tired - That reply ROCKED!!!
LOL@Marc...
New Borg saying..."You will be disseminated".
No matter what happened, he got a last bit of publicity out of it. Somewhere he is smiling. :)
Apparently the diluthim crystals weren't strong enough. The should have siphoned some energy from a nuclear wessel.
"Here's to you, Lads!"
well seems like something was wrong with the transporter beam....R.I.P Scotty......
Fuck Scotty. RIP Jimmy. I'm willing to bet Mr. Doohan was getting pretty damn sick of the character in the end. I know that he did try and break out of the type casting but it never took. If you are going to remember him in death remember him as a good actor that touched people's lives, not as a character with really crappy catch phrases on a warn out TV series. Yes his character made us all laugh and ST 4's "Computer? Hello computer?" bit will live forever. However remember the man, not the character because the two aren't the same.
@john doe: "However remember the man, not the character because the two aren't the same."
who said I wouldn't??
LOL.
just LOL.
It's obvious, he was sucked into the Area 51 time-space warp generator built from alien technology. Don't even bother looking, he's on the other side of the galaxy by now.
I give it a week before something shows up on E-bay. the ultimate fanboi collectible. :-P
"F*ck Scotty"
and boldly go where no man has gone before
This wasn't directed specifically at you. I just see all these one liners thrown around. Hell I keep hearing him called Scotty all the time. Its a testament to his acting abilities to be sure, but Jimmy was more then Scotty.
What I want to know is why this is filed under "Transportation" and not under "Engineering" . . .
Ryan Block, please try not to twist this story into what it is not. Space Services offers 4 different "space memorial" services, and the least expensive one is this one in particular, where a portion of someone's cremated remains are launched into space and then returned. This is what happened with Doohan's remains, and recovery of the remains is a normal, tedious process.
He's dead, Jim.
Apparrently a representative for Space Services Inc went on to say that the problem was caused 'by a particle xenon transponder relay becoming misaligned from the Helix coupler'. Thinking aloud, he went on to say 'Perhaps if we re-rounted auxillary power from the trans-spatial warp conduit we might be able to realign the relay and overcome the plasma flux'.
The CEO of Space Services Inc, who was overheard to say, 'Make it so'.
If you had the chance watch the flight, Mr. James Doohan and his crew of 200+ had a wonderful trip to space and as planned returned to mother earth. It is a long way up but traveling at Mac 5 it goes pretty fast, the return trip is a little slower which allows Mother Nature to controlling the outcome. Despite the rocky landing I'm sure Mr. Doohan and crew enjoyed the trip in spirit, since it was their ashes that made space their hearts were already there.