Send Your words with Scotty on his Final Voyage

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James Doohan, known for his role as Scotty in Star Trek, passed away last July at the age of 85. In his memory, a website has been created to collect tributes from fans, with over 5,300 messages logged so far. These tributes will be digitized and included on a spacecraft scheduled for launch in mid-December 2005, allowing fans to honor Doohan on his final journey to Earth orbit. The initiative encourages individuals to express their farewells, emphasizing the sentimental value of sending messages into space. The discussion also humorously touches on the idea of receiving similar tributes after one's passing, highlighting a light-hearted approach to memorialization.
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A few months ago we paid our respects to James Doohan (Scotty) who died last July at age 85.
Something quite fitting has been done online. If you'd like to send some words of farewell with Scotty on his final voyage, there is a website set up to record our tributes. Over 5300 tributes have already been logged. (you can view the last 500).
quote from their site:
We invite friends and fans around the world to compose a tribute to Mr. Doohan, to honor him on his journey to Earth orbit. Your name and message will be placed on board the spacecraft currently scheduled for launch in mid December, 2005. Please enter your message...

...If you wish to send a few words of tribute, they will be digitized and sent with Jimmy, as part of the payload on this launch...
 
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That's cute.

For you guy's information. I fully expect you lot to do the same for me when I croak. And if I end up anywhere short of Mars I'm coming back and haunting PF forever.
 
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