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It cannae take me, captain ("Scotty's" final flight delayed - more engine tests)
The Sun (U.K.) ^
| November 16, 2005
| Emily Smith
Posted on 11/16/2005 11:07:54 PM PST by Stoat
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That's life, Jim ... Doohan as Scotty
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By EMILY SMITH
US Editor THE ashes of Star Trek’s Scotty will not be boldy going into space next month — after his rocket was grounded with engine problems. A technical glitch hit the Falcon One craft that was intended to take actor James Doohan’s remains to the final frontier on December 6. Now the launch to bid farewell to Canadian actor Doohan — who played engineer Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott in the hit TV show — has been delayed until February. Charles Chafer of Space Services Inc said: “They had an engine test they didn’t like, so they will do another month of testing.” He said technicians needed time to sort out engine problems before the California launch.
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Galactic hit ... Scotty in show's early days
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The delay is a huge disappointment for hundreds of fans who hoped to be at the launch to pay tribute to Doohan.
His character regularly defied the odds to keep the Enterprise flying - even after yelling his catchphrase: “The engines cannae’ take it captain!”
Doohan died in July aged 85. He had asked that his ashes be launched into outer space following his death.
Texas-based Space Services has already rocketed the remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry into the heavens.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: jamesdoohan; newmexico; scotty; spaceloftxl; startrek; television; tv; upaerospace
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:07:55 PM PST
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
Even Scotty can't be a miracle worker on this snafu.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:11:56 PM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Stoat
She's giving ye all she's got, Captain.
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:14:18 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Stoat
A technical glitch hit the Falcon One craft that was intended to take actor James Doohan’s remains to the final frontier on December 6. Where he'll be no Tribble at all.
To: martin_fierro
Squeeze his ashes into a "lithium crystal." That will get the engines going again.
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posted on
11/17/2005 2:30:42 AM PST
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rock58seg
(My votes for Pres. Bush, the best man available, have finally borne fruit with Alito's nomination.)
To: goldstategop
"Even Scotty can't be a miracle worker on this snafu." Hey---any good engineer understands that SNAFUs are normal in an R&D situation.
To: Stoat
"Scotty, we need more power!"
"I'm doing the best I can!"
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posted on
11/17/2005 4:44:36 AM PST
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nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: Stoat
“The engines cannae’ take it captain!”I remember i t as: “The engines cannae’ take the strain, captain!”
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posted on
11/17/2005 6:13:16 AM PST
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raybbr
To: tricky_k_1972; KevinDavis
Falcon-1 related, a space ping? "That's all I can give ya!"
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:15:33 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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