Tuesday, May 22, 2007

A disappointment of sorts

A few weeks ago a rocket carrying the ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan blasted into space - something "Scotty" was never able to do. Alas, it didn't leave him there as I had (mis)understood from the initial reports. Instead, as planned, the rocket and its cargo returned to earth in New Mexico in its designated recovery zone 20 days after Connecticut-based UP Aerospace sent it up. The rocket had achieved 4 minutes of sub-orbital flight so "Scotty" did get to space - just not for that long.

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