Posted 1st January 1970
Re:Scottie is Dead!
James Doohan will have lots of company…but he will be back.
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“Doohan’s remains will be packed into a tube that is ejected from the rocket and expected to orbit Earth for 50 to 200 years.
Chafer said the remains of 200 other people from as far afield as Russia, Japan and Australia would also be on the flight.
“They literally come from all walks of life — from rocket scientists to restaurant owners and truck drivers. They were mostly people who were interested in space or anyone who just liked to walk out and look up at the stars at night,” said Chafer. ”
“Previous “memorial flights” have carried the remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and 1960s counter-culture guru Timothy Leary. “