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Scotty Scooped Up
mmarlett writes "Scotty has been found. 'The ashes of late Star Trek actor James Doohan have been found in mountains in the US state of New Mexico, where they landed after a brief flight in space.' And pretty much where they thought they put them, too."
Scotty doesn't know, Scotty doesn't know..
whats the photo of the impact site like ? youtube ?
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The article says his remains spent only 4 minutes in space (or "at the edge of space")
It seems as though all of these high profile space-related personalities, when they have heir remains famously 'sent into space' neglect to mention the trip is always temporary.
I wonder if there will ever be an option to send one's remains into deep space. Surely there might even be some kind of value in hurling as many human bodies as we can as far out into the abyss of the universe as is possible. The bacteria present on a full corpse could, if it landed on a hospitable planet, thrive and create a new ecosystem. Or, in the exraordinarily unlikely event that billions of year hence, one of these space coffins encountered some intelligent life, we sould have given THEM proof there was was other life in the universe.
Of course these last two assume that bodies would be sent into space uncremated, which isn't all that practical I guess, but even cremated remains ought to be hurled out into deep space in my opinion.
Yup...
the passengers were already dead.
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Well commercial interests are hurt if our space-trash (beautiful way to talk about Scotty's remains by the way ;)) brings down a satellite so we care about it. Whereas commercial interests are hurt if we do something about the environment, so we don't care about it. Really quite simply.
That is, if mocking an actor's ashes was the mission.
And for some reason everyone keeps calling the guy "Scotty". His name was James Doohan. The people who paid and organized this trip were apparently not the smartest people around.
What goes up, must come down.
He's dead, Jim.
(I can't believe it hasn't been posted yet...)
Never one around when you need it most.
They say the first thing to go is your penis. Well, it's either that or your brain. I forget which...
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One more thing I need to add on... I'd personally think that doing something that actually matters to us beyond on an emotional level would be a nicer thing to do, such as helping fund e.g. Alzheimer research in his honor. While it wouldn't save Scotty, it could help others in his situation in the future, and that would be a real world difference that I'm sure Scotty would appreciate. Sorry if I'm being an insensitive clod, but I think this is rather just a big bunch of money that will end up serving news headlines as offbeat news. :-(
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Scotty was found preserved in a transporter buffer.
If you take the absoulte view that the body is nothing but a meatbag you used to live in, then no there's no way to "pay your respects". The person you are calling has left this existance and is out of reach. What's left is only your public display to others.
I'd say most people don't work that way. People don't put flowers on graves to show off for others, but for the buried person and themselves. What has meaning and what is sacred is measured in beliefs and intentions, not in results.
Everything about a dead person is a token. The body or the ashes is a token. The gravestone is a token. The flowers are a token. Sending him ashes on a small slingshot into space is a token. Sending them permanently out into space would be a token. If we raise a statue of him it's a token. If we hang up a picture on the family wall it's a token.
In short, if it has meaning to the people willing to do it then STFU and let them pay their respects. The you can pay your respect to the dead the way you want, or not at all. But don't go around claiming to have the answer to "more appropriate ways to pay your respects that actually mean something" unless you want me pissing on your grave (does that have meaning?).
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Maybe next time he'll listen.
When my father-in-law died we actually looked into Celestis for a space launch. At the time, they were offering several options. Since they basically rent space in whatever launches are going up, it really depends on who is going where and if they can hitch a ride. At that time there was a possibility of a moon landing with some unmanned mission and even a possibility of hitching on one of the Mars exploration missions. Most launches now are satellite orbital or sub orbital so that is the easiest and cheapest. But if you have the bucks and are willing to wait for a ride - just don't forget your towel!
Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because we actually dese
Just a wild guess: you're German.
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
The cost to Jimmy's family of doing this was only $495. A wee bit of him basically hitched a ride on an test mission that was happening anyways.
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So do you think that all those children's letters to God were incinerated while entering the Earth's atmosphere, or what?
... The Search for Scotty.
A leaked script claims Kirk's final words of the film are:
"... Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... scottish."
Cue rousing bag pipes and last orders at the bar.
What you're advocating is the old "Isn't there anything more important?" logical fallacy.
We should, therefore, stop all human activity that doesn't directly involve keeping people alive and basically healthy. Which, incidentally, means artists and specifically actors like Mr. Doohan would be out of work, and a complete unknown.
Doing the "emotional" stuff is actually quite important. What's the point of living 150 years with no art, no entertainment, nothing fun or enjoyable at all?
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