No - just designed to orbit for aproximately six years, then re-enter
and burn up.
The capsule is only the size of a lipstick, apparently.
Nigel.
On 21 Jul 2005, at 13:31, Joey Sager wrote:
You know -- that's always bugged me. Did they give his rocket a
certain destination, is it just orbiting the Earth?
Joe
Nigel Goodey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have heard that a la Roddenberry, his ashes are to be fired into
space, so he really will get 'beamed up'!
I just hope they stay in orbit longer than six years they estimated
for Gene!
sad - the end of an era in good sci-fi!
Nigel.
On 21 Jul 2005, at 00:01, Bob C. wrote:
It was just the other day that Ian sent in a link for a picture
from the
"Star Trek" movie which showed a compact Mac being examined by the
character
named Montgomery Scott, or "Scotty" for short. Today comes the sad
news
that James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original television
series and
the successful movies which followed, has passed away from
complications of
pneumonia and Alzheimers.
May he rest in peace. "Beam him up..."
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