Scotty to rocket to outer space!

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We all know he was beamed up, now his ashes will also enter the final frontier:

The ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan, who died on Wednesday, are to be sent into space at his request.

Doohan, who was 85, played engineer Scotty in the original sci-fi series. He died of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease at his home in Washington.

His agent said Doohan and his wife Wende had discussed sending his ashes into space, following those of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4702503.stm

 

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The Space Services Inc company said Doohan's ashes could be on a Falcon 1 rocket launching from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, tentatively scheduled for launch in September.

The ashes of Star Trek writer John Meredyth Lucas, who died in 2002, are also set to be on the flight.

 

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Fvcking awesome! Go Scotty!!