Ashes of Canadian 'Star Trek' fan to be sent into space along with those of TV series' stars
The Hindu
The family of a mother of eight who was a huge “Star Trek” fan has ensured the final frontier will be her ultimate resting place
The family of a mother of eight who was a huge “Star Trek” fan has ensured the final frontier will be her ultimate resting place.
Gloria Knowlan was 86 at the time of her death 12 years ago. A small quantity of ashes from her cremated body are to be in one of 250 memorial capsules set to be launched into space later this month..
Launch organizers are hoping the rocket carrying the capsules will wind up approximately 330 million kilometers (205 million miles) from Earth, roughly past the orbit of Mars.
The remains or DNA samples of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, his wife, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, and Original Series stars Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan also are expected to make the trip.
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Their final journey will take place through American company Celestis Inc., which has offered what it calls “memorial space flights” for more than two decades.
Knowlan’s son said his mother dove headlong into things she loved, including the show, after his father died in 2002. Her love of “Star Trek” prompted her to collect replica starships and deck out her Christmas tree each year with a homemade alien spacecraft known as the Borg cube, complete with working lights.
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