‘Scotty’s’ ashes to be beamed up
From the Associated Press
The ashes of James Doohan, who played chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on the original “Star Trek” TV series, have been loaded into a rocket that is set to launch in New Mexico later this month.
The remains of Doohan, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper and some 200 others await launch April 28 courtesy of Celestis, a Texas company that contracts with rocket firms to send cremated remains into space.
Families paid $495 to have a few grams of their loved one’s ashes placed on the rocket.
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