Post by Scott on May 14, 2007 9:31:17 GMT -5
The rocket carrying Scotty's ashes into space, along with the ashes of 200 others, is lost.
The ashes weren't supposed to be blasted into space. They were going to take a ride around the planet, then come back down and be returned to the family.
"It's not like Mr. Doohan's lost. The rocket did hit its landing target, but it's in a very mountainous and rugged terrain. They can't get to it by foot or by vehicle. They have to take a helicopter up there," company rep, Susan Schonfeld, told E! Online.
After hurtling for a time back down as it was supposed to do and then descending the rest of the way by parachute, the 20-foot module came to rest on a rocky hillside in some extremely thick vegetation, posing a problem for searchers despite containing four homing beacons transmitting its location.
Not helping the recovery teams, the desert region has been hit with "horrendous" weather lately, including torrential downpours.
The ashes weren't supposed to be blasted into space. They were going to take a ride around the planet, then come back down and be returned to the family.
"It's not like Mr. Doohan's lost. The rocket did hit its landing target, but it's in a very mountainous and rugged terrain. They can't get to it by foot or by vehicle. They have to take a helicopter up there," company rep, Susan Schonfeld, told E! Online.
After hurtling for a time back down as it was supposed to do and then descending the rest of the way by parachute, the 20-foot module came to rest on a rocky hillside in some extremely thick vegetation, posing a problem for searchers despite containing four homing beacons transmitting its location.
Not helping the recovery teams, the desert region has been hit with "horrendous" weather lately, including torrential downpours.