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• Canadian actor James Doohan originated the role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise, in the classic TV series Star Trek. Doohan also played the role in the Star Trek Films and in a guest appearance on The Next Generation.StarTrek.com: Celebrating the Legendary James Doohan

• Fast Facts

  1. Born on March 3, 1920
  2. Died on July 20, 2005
  3. Spouse: Wende Doohan
  4. Last name pronounced "DOO-en"
  5. Recieved Honorary degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering LA Times: James Doohan obituary (July 21, 2005)

• Doohan's Ashes

  Before Doohan's death, he had asked that his remains be launched into space. In April, 2007, Doohan's ashes were launched into space along with the ashes of 200 other people. The rocket was only in space for a short period of time, and then returned to earth. The ashes were lost for three weeks while crews searched for the rocket, but were eventually found.BBC News: Scotty's space-flight ashes found (May 18, 2007) Doohan's ashes were lost permanently after a second attempt at sending Doohan's ashes into space failed. On August 3, 2008 the launch of the rocket Falcon 1 failed to reach orbit.Ars Technica: Space X loses "Scotty" (and a rocket) (August 3, 2008)

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