Ashes of "Star Trek's" Scotty found after space ride Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
They beamed him up -- and on Friday, after a three-week search, they found the rocket that had carried ashes of "Star Trek" actor James Doohan briefly into space.
Follow up on this story.
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Star Trek Scotty's ashes lost in the desert Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
In Star Trek terms, it was a simple mission. But the company that blasted the ashes of James Doohan - better known as Scotty - into space has been forced to admit that the rocket they used has been lost.
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Scotty prepares for final frontier Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
More than 100 people gathered in New Mexico to bid farewell to Star Trek star James Doohan, a day before the actor's ashes are blasted into space on a private rocket.
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Scotty's ashes to be rocketed into space Posted: 2 years ago by Rowangrey
James Doohan's "cremains" will be launched on April 28.
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How final is a space burial? Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Just last April, James “Scotty” Doohan and Gemini program astronaut Gordon Cooper spent mere minutes in space before landing in a remote corner of New Mexico. A search team spent weeks locating the “lost payload.”
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The 60's - The beginning of mankind's journeys into space Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission.
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Stolen Paintings Found Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.
The original post about the heist is here.
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Update: James Kim found deceased Posted: 2 years ago by jaxomlotus
Searchers found the body of James Kim 11 days after his family went missing in Oregon. His wife and daughters were found safe 2 days ago and have been released from the hospital
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Astronomers May Have Found New Star Posted: 2 years ago by Neiako
Astronomers may have found another star to add to the Southern Cross, one of the most familiar constellations in the southern sky.
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First unchanging 'soliton' wave found in space Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space.
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Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens.
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Missing 88-year-old man found alive Posted: 1 year ago by dreamer620420
Through nearly five scorching hot days and rainy nights, Ward never doubted that her father, Loren Dederick, would be found alive and well after disappearing on Friday night when he was mistakenly dropped off at the wrong North Naples assisted living facility
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NASA finds tiny hole in Atlantis caused by space debris Posted: 2 years ago by Fanatic
NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem.
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Space Rock Found on Collision Course With Earth Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
For the first time, astronomers have found an object on a certain collision course with Earth. Fortunately, it is so small it is not expected to cause any damage, burning up in the atmosphere somewhere above northern Sudan in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. It may, however, produce a brilliant 'shooting star'.
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Crater From 1908 Russian Space Impact Found, Team Says Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Almost a century after a mysterious explosion in Russia flattened a huge swath of Siberian forest, scientists have found what they believe is a crater made by the cosmic object that made the blast.
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Ashes, the Hairless Chimpanzee Posted: 9 months ago by MissWinkle
Ashes is a 13 year old chimpanzee that has literally no hair on its body. When he was born, Ashes had a beautiful fur, but by the time he turned one, he was completely bald.
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Historical pirate harbor found in Norway Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
While numerous other pirate harbors have previously been found along Norway's southern coast, historian Arne Flaatten said the recent discovery in the county of Telemark represents a rare and intriguing find.
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Missing nude swimmer found under NY pier Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A man who decided to go for a late night swim in the buff was found hours later by rescue crews, hiding under a pier not far from where he jumped in the water.
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Thai temple makes lucky charms of infants' ashes Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Thai Buddhist temple has been reprimanded by religious authorities for selling amulets containing the ashes of cremated infants to raise money for a plot of land and a crematorium.
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Man Found Hanged On Mel Gibson's Property Posted: 8 months ago by MandolinOrange
The victim was found Wednesday morning by the foreman of the job site, on the parcel of land owned by Gibson. The site is less than a mile from the Holy Family Catholic Church founded by Gibson.
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Needles found inside baby Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Chinese baby who had been unusually fussy was X-rayed by doctor who found six sewing needles inside him – including one in his head.
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