Beam them up: Ashes of 'Star Trek' actor in orbit
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
(AP) -- James Doohan, Scotty from "Star Trek," spent his acting career whizzing through the cosmos. Gordon Cooper was one of America's famous Mercury seven astronauts. And Bob Shrake spent his work life anonymously helping send NASA's high-tech spacecraft to other planets.