Great Scott, Will He Ever Reach The Final Frontier?

The ashes of James Doohan (Scotty) were scheduled to be beamed into space this year, but unfortunately, transporters don't exist yet.

Plans to transport Scotty's ashes have been postponed indefinitely, as scientists have been forced to admit that they have not yet developed the teleportation technology required to "beam" his mortal remains into orbit.

James Doohan, who passed away at age 85, wished to have his mortal remains transported into space, but despite promises, modern scientists have been unable to replicate the science behind the 23rd century matter relocating device.

Transporters are hypothetically able to convert a person or an object into an energy pattern in a process called dematerialization. The person or object can then be "beamed" it to a target destination, where it is then reconverted into matter (rematerialization). However, transporting is still considered science fiction in the year 2007.

"We want to make sure that Commander Montgomery Scott's remains make it to their final resting place," said a representative from Celestis (the company handling Scotty's ashes), "but we're not sure that transporting matter will ever be possible. Ultimately, we might just have to launch Mr. Doohan's remains into space using some kind of primitive rocket, or fire his coffin out of a torpedo bay from one of our spaceships."

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