James Doohan played Scotty in the original ` ` Star Trek '' television series . My friend 's ashes ride into space . His ashes are among those of 320 people in space on a rocket . The rocket eventually will burn up when it falls back into Earth 's atmosphere . Some of Apollo 7 astronaut Gordon Scott 's ashes also are on board .
James Doohan played Scotty in the original ` ` Star Trek '' television series . His ashes are among those of 320 people in space on a rocket . The rocket eventually will burn up when it falls back into Earth 's atmosphere . Some of Apollo 7 astronaut Gordon Scott 's ashes also are on board .