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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. Turning in his Somewhat Charred Grave by segedunum · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hmmmmm. I thought Scotty's ashes had been lost before:

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/10/2249214

    Always multiply your estimates by a factor of 4. Seriously, the advice has done me wonders. People really do think that you're a miracle worker.