| James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88298] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 04:22 |
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07.21.2005
Doohan May Boldly Go into Space in September
As previously reported, the family of James Doohan — who died Wednesday
at the age of 85 — intends to fulfill the actor's wishes and send his
remains into space, and that could happen as early as September.
Space Services, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducts "Memorial
Spaceflights" for such requests. A launch is tentatively scheduled in
September from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, on a Falcon 1 rocket.
Doohan's ashes will accompany those of his behind-the-scenes colleague
John Meredyth Lucas, a producer, director and writer on the Original
Series, who died in 2002. Lucas wrote "The Changeling," "Patterns of
Force" and other scripts, plus he directed "The Ultimate Computer" and
"The Enterprise Incident," and did both functions on "Elaan of Troyius"
(which prominently featured the "Scotty" character).
In 1997, a portion of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry —
who died in 1991 — were shot into orbit on such a spaceflight by the
same firm.
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Steven D. Litvintchouk
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88304 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 13:14 |
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"Steven L." <sdlitvin [at] earthlinkNOSPAM.net> schreef in bericht
news:ORhEe.2562$0C.682 [at] newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> 07.21.2005
> Doohan May Boldly Go into Space in September
>
> As previously reported, the family of James Doohan — who died Wednesday at
> the age of 85 — intends to fulfill the actor's wishes and send his remains
> into space, and that could happen as early as September.
>
> Space Services, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducts "Memorial Spaceflights"
> for such requests. A launch is tentatively scheduled in September from
> California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, on a Falcon 1 rocket.
>
> Doohan's ashes will accompany those of his behind-the-scenes colleague
> John Meredyth Lucas, a producer, director and writer on the Original
> Series, who died in 2002. Lucas wrote "The Changeling," "Patterns of
> Force" and other scripts, plus he directed "The Ultimate Computer" and
> "The Enterprise Incident," and did both functions on "Elaan of Troyius"
> (which prominently featured the "Scotty" character).
>
> In 1997, a portion of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry —
> who died in 1991 — were shot into orbit on such a spaceflight by the same
> firm.
>
>
> --
> Steven D. Litvintchouk
> Email: sdlitvin [at] earthlinkNOSPAM.net
>
> Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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That's a Cool idea for Scotty.
Andy
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88311 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 15:16 |
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Steven L. wrote:
> In 1997, a portion of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry —
> who died in 1991 — were shot into orbit on such a spaceflight by the
> same firm.
I wonder how much that service costs.
LG
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88313 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 15:28 |
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ToolPackinMama wrote:
> Steven L. wrote:
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>> In 1997, a portion of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry
>> — who died in 1991 — were shot into orbit on such a spaceflight by the
>> same firm.
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>
> I wonder how much that service costs.
>
> LG
http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/options.asp
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88314 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 15:29 |
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ToolPackinMama wrote:
> Steven L. wrote:
>
>> In 1997, a portion of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry
>> — who died in 1991 — were shot into orbit on such a spaceflight by the
>> same firm.
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>
> I wonder how much that service costs.
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> LG
1 gram only--that's what, an eyelash??
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88315 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 15:42 |
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I think it is fitting that a part of James Doohan will be joining Gene
in space. All of us who grew up on TOS and admired Doohan for his
wonderful acting abilities can look up and know he is where so many of
us wish we could be.
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88317 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 18:15 |
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in article KCrEe.2148$Fk4.1738 [at] newssvr21.news.prodigy.com, whodunit at
pillut_48 [at] sbcglobal.net wrote on 7/23/05 6:29 AM:
>> Steven L. wrote:
>>
>>> In 1997, a portion of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry
>>> ‹ who died in 1991 ‹ were shot into orbit on such a spaceflight by the
>>> same firm.
>>
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> 1 gram only--that's what, an eyelash??
IIRC, Roddenberry's ashes went for a ride as part of the personal effects of
a shuttle astronaut and were returned to Majel. If somebody shot ashes up
and left them there, that was another trip.
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88321 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 21:16 |
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whodunit wrote:
> http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/options.asp
Thank you.
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88322 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 22:50 |
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captgiovanni wrote:
> I think it is fitting that a part of James Doohan will be joining Gene
> in space. All of us who grew up on TOS and admired Doohan for his
> wonderful acting abilities can look up and know he is where so many of
> us wish we could be.
>
Can orbiting earth's atmosphere really and truly
be called 'going into space'?
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88324 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 23:31 |
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whodunit wrote:
> captgiovanni wrote:
>
>> I think it is fitting that a part of James Doohan will be joining Gene
>> in space. All of us who grew up on TOS and admired Doohan for his
>> wonderful acting abilities can look up and know he is where so many of
>> us wish we could be.
>>
>
> Can orbiting earth's atmosphere really and truly
> be called 'going into space'?
Yep.
The Federation Aeronautique Internationale defines "space" as starting
at an altitude of 100 km (62 miles) above the earth.
Why 100 km? Because above 100 km, an aerodynamic vehicle (like an
airplane) can't generate enough lift from the thin atmosphere to
maintain altitude, unless it flies so fast that it reaches orbital
velocity--in which case it is no longer an aerodynamic vehicle!
--
Steven D. Litvintchouk
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88325 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 23:43 |
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Steven L. wrote:
> Yep.
> The Federation Aeronautique Internationale defines "space" as starting
> at an altitude of 100 km (62 miles) above the earth.
>
> Why 100 km? Because above 100 km, an aerodynamic vehicle (like an
> airplane) can't generate enough lift from the thin atmosphere to
> maintain altitude, unless it flies so fast that it reaches orbital
> velocity--in which case it is no longer an aerodynamic vehicle!
That sounds suspiciously arbitrary. If you halved the mass of that
aerodynamic vehicle while giving it ten times the wingspan, I bet that it'd
achieve lift at lower velocity but higher altitude.
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #88327 ] |
So, 24 Juli 2005 01:20 |
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It was written...
>> Why 100 km? Because above 100 km, an aerodynamic vehicle (like an
>> airplane) can't generate enough lift from the thin atmosphere to
>> maintain altitude, unless it flies so fast that it reaches orbital
>> velocity--in which case it is no longer an aerodynamic vehicle!
JC> That sounds suspiciously arbitrary. If you halved the mass of
JC> that aerodynamic vehicle while giving it ten times the
JC> wingspan, I bet that it'd achieve lift at lower velocity but
JC> higher altitude.
Quite possibly, but such definitions have to start somewhere. If
not 100km, where would you define Space to start?
--
Salutations,
Laura Seabrook
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| Re: James Doohan's Ashes To Be Scattered In Space [message #102783 ] |
Sa, 06 August 2005 02:07 |
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"LAS" <gallae [at] hunter.apana.org.au.NOSPAM> wrote in message
news:915943031.20050724092032 [at] hunter.apana.org.au...
> It was written...
>
>>> Why 100 km? Because above 100 km, an aerodynamic vehicle (like an
>>> airplane) can't generate enough lift from the thin atmosphere to
>>> maintain altitude, unless it flies so fast that it reaches orbital
>>> velocity--in which case it is no longer an aerodynamic vehicle!
>
> JC> That sounds suspiciously arbitrary. If you halved the mass of
> JC> that aerodynamic vehicle while giving it ten times the
> JC> wingspan, I bet that it'd achieve lift at lower velocity but
> JC> higher altitude.
>
> Quite possibly, but such definitions have to start somewhere. If
> not 100km, where would you define Space to start?
>
> --
> Salutations,
> Laura Seabrook
>
>the United States Dept of Defense classified Space at 81Km (50 Mi) that is
>the altitude the award Astronauts wings.
interesting atricle here http://www.space.edu/projects/book/chapter3.html
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