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Scotty's Final Mission

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the best-way-to-go dept.

Jane Q. Public writes "According to Ars Technica, the ashes of James Doohan, who played "Scotty" in the original 'Star Trek' series and several movies, were aboard the SpaceX III launch and were lost when the launch vehicle failed." Which totally wouldn't have happened if Scotty was the engineer.

Update: 08/05 00:09 GMT by KD : BoingBoing has a tribute to Doohan from his son.

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  1. I guess it's true.... by neokushan · · Score: 4, Funny

    He really couldn't bend the laws of physics after all =\

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    1. Re:I guess it's true.... by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 5, Funny

      You cannae change the laws of physics!

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    2. Re:I guess it's true.... by neokushan · · Score: 3, Funny

      Laws of physics, laws of physics!

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    3. Re:I guess it's true.... by coolmoose25 · · Score: 5, Funny

      The full line was "I cannae change the laws of physics... I've got to have 30 minutes"... I always thought it would have been funny if the line had been used in "Who Mourns for Adonsis" with Scotty in bed with Lt. Palamas, responding to her question "That was great Scotty, ready for another go?"

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    4. Re:I guess it's true.... by jonnythan · · Score: 4, Funny

      Biology is just applied chemistry, which is really just applied physics.

    5. Re:I guess it's true.... by Rene+S.+Hollan · · Score: 3, Funny
      "Hey, why are you all standing over there?".

      Thus spoke the Mathematician.

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    6. Re:I guess it's true.... by risk+one · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Body odor". Thus spoke the others.

  2. Sooo...? by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do they get a refund?

    That was my first thought when I heard about the ashes.

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    1. Re:Sooo...? by laejoh · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, let's hope no robots from krikkit try to steal the ashes

  3. He warned 'em by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    "She canna take much more 'o this - she'll blow!"

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  4. Talk about overkill... by techiemikey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only was he incinerated, but then they blew up the ashes.

    1. Re:Talk about overkill... by InvisblePinkUnicorn · · Score: 4, Funny

      Better nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

    2. Re:Talk about overkill... by everett · · Score: 5, Funny

      They'd have to be able to get in to orbit first and it would seem that is what is giving them trouble.

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    3. Re:Talk about overkill... by garett_spencley · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nah. It's pretty obvious that William Shatner snuck in and stole them, then sabotaged the flight to cover his tracks. The poor guy. So broke he had to resort to doing crummy tv commercials and now this :(

    4. Re:Talk about overkill... by shawn(at)fsu · · Score: 3, Funny

      And all along it was Bones who was worried about having his molecules scattered across space..

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    5. Re:Talk about overkill... by Ender+Wiggin+77 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually it was his hair-piece. The damn thing is pretty good with a gun too.

  5. Not enough power by Kell+Bengal · · Score: 3, Funny

    She kinna' doo it cap'n - it dinna' ha' the powah! At least now Scotty will be with us everywhere, up there, in the atmosphere.

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    1. Re:Not enough power by AnswerIs42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Once the ashes spread through the atmosphere... ALL of us will have a little Scotty in them from now on.

    2. Re:Not enough power by Fumus · · Score: 5, Funny

      You forgot that we'd have to get out of our basements for the Scotty-imbued air to reach us.

    3. Re:Not enough power by rodney+dill · · Score: 4, Funny

      Which undoubtedly will please George Takei to no end.

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  6. Scotty by sm62704 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Scotty! Do! something! Now!"

    "He can't."

    "Why? Can't? He?"

    "He's dead, Jim."

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  7. Re:The captain? by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quite right. Scotty needs someone to tell him he has 4 hours for an 8 hour job so he can fix it in 2.

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  8. Re:The captain? by edittard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who was the captain aboard this vessel?

    That's wessel (as in nuclear), you insensitive clod!

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  9. KHANN!!!!! by SpecialAgentXXX · · Score: 4, Funny

    I suspect foul play...

  10. Dammit! by Threni · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a engineer, Jim, not a fertilizer!

  11. It's worse than that by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's dead Jim, dead Jim, dead jim

    1. Re:It's worse than that by WeeLad · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nah, we thought we lost him before, but he came back... TNG "Relics"

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    2. Re:It's worse than that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      right maybe he jury-rigged the ashes capsule backup transporter to keep his ashes in the memory banks recursively reconstructing the signal using any available solar arrays

      if anyone's ashes could do it, I think we know whose they would be

    3. Re:It's worse than that by WeeLad · · Score: 3, Funny

      Exactly! Now to get him back, I think we just reverse the polarity.

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    4. Re:It's worse than that by genner · · Score: 2, Funny

      , I think we just reverse the polarity.

      or wait for him to regenerate, or use emergency temporal shift.......wait I think we both have the wrong show.

  12. Re:Turning in his Somewhat Charred Grave by Chris+Pimlott · · Score: 4, Funny

    A good engineer always has a backup. Including of their own ashes.

  13. Re:What Happened This Time...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Tribbles?

  14. 1969 called... by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey today's space companies, NASA called from 1969 and said you suck!

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  15. Re:Fucking /. hypocrits by sm62704 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is an anti-rocketry, SUV-driving NASCAR redneck doing here? Oh trolling, never mind.

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  16. Re:Turning in his Somewhat Charred Grave by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, last time the rocket crash landed. This time the rocket blew up.

    "The third rocket crash landed, then blew up. But the *fourth* rocket...stayed up!"

  17. Not a bad sending off by Karem+Lore · · Score: 2, Funny
    I would be delighted if my ashes were spread far and wide in an explosive firework display.

    What a send-off!

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  18. Hallelujah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's raining men...

  19. Only 94 more tries left... by Gavin+Scott · · Score: 5, Funny

    The average weight of cremated remains for an adult male is six pounds according to Wikipedia, but weight is so limited in these rocket launches that they're only sending an ounce or two of the remains each time.

    So there's plenty more Scotty to go around.

    G.

  20. Re:The captain? by nschubach · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently they forgot to put the ashes of an anonymous crew member in there as well. Everyone knows they are the first to go giving just enough time for the recurring members to get away.

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  21. Re:again...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow, way to twitter yourself :P