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Comments on: Scotty blasts off on final mission

Bit sad 

By Jan Buys Posted Monday 30th April 2007 17:18 GMT

A bit sad for the guy that Nasa could not really put him into space. It looks like a failed maiden trip of the enterprise now.

Opportunity for PR 

By Trevor Posted Tuesday 1st May 2007 12:03 GMT

It would be a wonderfully PR exercise for China to provide a few grams of payload for notable ashes on their moon shot.

But he won't remain in space? 

By Daniel Ballado-Torres Posted Wednesday 2nd May 2007 22:09 GMT

Oh wait, I get it .... "Captain! We don't have the power!!! We need more dilithium crystals!!!"

I would've sent his ashes to the ISS at least. I hope there are true space-launching capsules (as in staying on space) by the time I die...

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