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Subj : Re: Remains of Star Trek's 'Scotty' headed for space
To   : rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.sf.tv,alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From : ANIM8Rfsk
Date : Sat Oct 15 2005 18:18:19

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos

in article 1129407232.414243.189780@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, KoshN at
macthevorlon@yahoo.com wrote on 10/15/05 1:13 PM:

> Why not take up 100% of the cremated remains (can't weigh *that* much),
> and from orbit, using a small solid fuel rocket (~1" dia.), eject it
> further out so that it *never* comes back to Earth?  Seems like that
> would be a more fitting tribute to these people.
> 
> KoshN
> 

The shuttle is going about 17,000 mph. Escape velocity is like 27,000 mph.
You'd have to boost it to 10,000 mph.  Even if that was practical, doing the
paperwork to put a booster like that in the STS orbiter cargo bay wouldn't
be.

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