Scotty's ashes found


	Scotty's ashes found

n2sooners

5-18-2007 4:54 PM

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star trek, scotty, rocket, space

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5-18-2007 5:40 PM

ericskiff

I'm glad that they found the capsule - this was a really sad story.

5-18-2007 5:46 PM

The REAL Napster

Like I said before...all that electronics and gear and NO GPS? C'mon. No reason it should have ever been lost.

5-18-2007 8:32 PM

papabenny

Were these ashes supposed to stay in space? Why didn't they make it?

5-18-2007 8:49 PM

The REAL Napster

They were only supposed to go into suborbital space and return to the earth. Why, I don't know.

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