[IronGiant]

Orbit In Peace, Patrick Doohan...

[Singh400]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6601221.stm

[Pack Dude]

Hes not in orbit, the rocket just touched space then came back.

"During a 15-minute flight the rocket, which reached about 70 miles above the earth, separated into two parts which returned to Earth on parachutes with the capsules holding the remains."

[Steven]

The technicalities doesn't really matter. It is the spirit and symbolism of the occasion which does

[Kieron]

Greatest engineer there ever will be.

Nice to have known you Mr Scott.

Favourite line - Star Trek 4 - using a Macintosh. Holds the mouse as a microphone - "computoooor, computoooor"

Brilliant.

Great actor. Sorely missed.

[Knyght_byte]

bye bye scotty

[bjd]

Originally Posted by pack man

Hes not in orbit, the rocket just touched space then came back.

"During a 15-minute flight the rocket, which reached about 70 miles above the earth, separated into two parts which returned to Earth on parachutes with the capsules holding the remains."

I must say, I find that a tad disappointing. Surely he deserved to boldly go into the depths of space rather than returning to Earth?

[Fast Jon]

Originally Posted by pack man

Hes not in orbit, the rocket just touched space then came back.

"During a 15-minute flight the rocket, which reached about 70 miles above the earth, separated into two parts which returned to Earth on parachutes with the capsules holding the remains."

You know, I took one look at the rocket they were using and I knew there was no way it was big enough to get into orbit. So I wonder what the point of it was.