May 22, 2012
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SpaceX rocket carries the ashes of Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ and 307 others into space James Doohan, the actor who famously portrayed Montgomery Scott, the chief engineer on the original Star Trek series, has finally made his way into space, albeit posthumously. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that successfully launched this morning carried on board the ashes of Doohan and 307 other people who had signed up for a so-called memorial spaceflight service.

SpaceX rocket carries the ashes of Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ and 307 others into space

James Doohan, the actor who famously portrayed Montgomery Scott, the chief engineer on the original Star Trek series, has finally made his way into space, albeit posthumously. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that successfully launched this morning carried on board the ashes of Doohan and 307 other people who had signed up for a so-called memorial spaceflight service.

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    Oh, so we can do this, but we can’t spare money...Mars mission. GOOD JOB AMERICA
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    How do I get my Ashes sent to space? I want that!
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    Farewell Scotty, you will always be missed on Earth.
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    This is awesome, just as Doohan would have wanted.
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    The Final Frontier
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    cool
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