Scotty Tries to Give Her More Power, Explodes

The private rocket, Falcon, exploded Saturday night on its way into space, destroying three experimental satellites and wasting millions of dollars. But more importantly, it also blew up Scotty's ashes. You heard me. James Doohan's ashes were aboard the rocket, destined to enter orbit and remain there for all of eternity, gently circling our tiny globe, ever observant as we sail the rivers of time, our mast pointed to the future. But now they're fused into a hunk of metal at the bottom of the ocean, most likely being shat upon by whales and giant squid. The rocket was the latest experiment by the privately funded company known as SpaceX, which was started by Elon Musk, the Internet millionaire who created the web site PayPal.com. The company has actually lost several rockets in the past couple years, and plans to keep sending more up until they finally get one into orbit. Here's hoping this new interest in private space businesses pans out. Read more here.