An exciting story of hope, family and a little international espionage.
As revealed in a fascinating report from The times in the UK, some of the ashes of James Doohan, Star Trekit is original Scotty, now live aboard the International Space Station. They have been there since 2008 and so far it has been a secret.
The actor in this intriguing plot was Richard Garriot, a businessman who became, in 2008, one of the first private citizens to enter the space. After the Doohan family asked him to help fulfill the wishes of the late James — to find his way into space after his death — Chris, Garriot and Doohan’s son, devised a plan to secretly sneak in. a laminated card containing some Doohan ashes on the International Space Station. .
He was completely clandestine … His family was very pleased that the ashes formed it up there, but we were disappointed not to talk about it publicly for so long. It’s been as long as we can now, “said Garriott dit.
The plan was invented after Garriott he had already registered his articles for the trip, so, to make sure it was carried out, he kept it a secret for those in charge of the mission. What do I think is a crime? Sounds like some kind of crime. But it is perhaps the most exciting crime that comes to mind.
G / O Media may receive a commission
That would end up being the the first time Doohan’s ashes ended up in space, but it wasn’t the last. Some were also transferred into space aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2012, later a failed flight in 2008.
Richard said, ‘We have to keep that silence for a while’ and here we are 12 years later. What he did was play: it meant a lot to me, both to my family and it would have meant so much to the my father, ”said Chris Doohan.
James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original Star Trek, died in 2005 and has been in space since 2008. According to reports, its ashes have traveled about 1.7 billion kilometers through space, orbiting the planet more than 70,000 times. I really crave it.
For more information, be sure to follow us on our Instagram @io9dotcom.