Comments on: Ashes of Gene Roddenberry to be Sent into Space, Never to Return http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scooter http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1425149 Scooter Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:06:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1425149 I didn't know his wife was dead too... Aww. So sad. I didn’t know his wife was dead too… Aww. So sad.

]]> By: silverbullitt http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1421300 silverbullitt Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:58:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1421300 @ cuimhne i was under the assumption they had done this at least ten years ago . it was in a book or magazine i read a long time ago either way its deja vu , and i like it @ cuimhne
i was under the assumption they had done this at least ten years ago . it was in a book or magazine i read a long time ago

either way its deja vu , and i like it

]]> By: sw http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1420826 sw Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:17:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1420826 swell, more space trash swell, more space trash

]]> By: planettom http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1420054 planettom Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:27:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1420054 The question is, can they really do it? No private company has ever sent a probe out of Earth orbit before; any other "ashes into space" things you've read about have been suborbital flights; the ashes have gone up, and come back down.... Sometimes a lot sooner than intended (several attempts with James Doohan's ashes). The question is, can they really do it? No private company has ever sent a probe out of Earth orbit before; any other “ashes into space” things you’ve read about have been suborbital flights; the ashes have gone up, and come back down….

Sometimes a lot sooner than intended (several attempts with James Doohan’s ashes).

]]> By: LisaL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419850 LisaL Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:24:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419850 I think it's very fitting. I think it’s very fitting.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419817 Johnny Cat Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:10:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419817 It's an apt gesture for a guy who inspired us to (try to) settle our petty differences and go into space. Hopefully his dream will someday be fulfilled. It’s an apt gesture for a guy who inspired us to (try to) settle our petty differences and go into space. Hopefully his dream will someday be fulfilled.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419789 Kathy Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:46:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419789 Couldn't they have done something useful with that money? Couldn’t they have done something useful with that money?

]]> By: lir http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419778 lir Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:24:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419778 Well, the company claims to be sending the rocket far, far away and not to orbit the Earth, so unless it hits an alien spaceship it shouldn't bother us or be space debris around our planet... Well, the company claims to be sending the rocket far, far away and not to orbit the Earth, so unless it hits an alien spaceship it shouldn’t bother us or be space debris around our planet…

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419761 Alex Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:00:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419761 Doesn't this add to the problem of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris" rel="nofollow">space debris</a>? Doesn’t this add to the problem of space debris?

]]> By: cuimhne http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419753 cuimhne Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:55:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419753 I thought they already sent part of him to space? I thought they already sent part of him to space?

]]> By: Edward http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-1419749 Edward Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:46:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/27/ashes-of-gene-roddenberry-to-be-sent-into-space-never-to-return/#comment-1419749 As I understand it, only a small portion of your ashes go into space. As I understand it, only a small portion of your ashes go into space.

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