Scotty’s ashes go missing after blast malfunction

The ashes for former Star Trek star James Doohan have gone missing after a rocket set to blast them into space malfunctioned on Saturday.Before he died in 2005, the actor - who played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the sci-fi series - asked for his remains to be sent into orbit.A portion was loaded aboard a craft named SpaceX Falcon 1, along with the ashes of 207 others. But the craft - also carrying two small government satellites - went missing on its way into orbit, just two minutes after taking off from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.Doohan's son Elrich Blackhound claims Saturday's attempt was the latest in a series of failed launches, each of which "is like reliving his (Doohan's) funeral".Blackhound says, "(This has) turned into this very strange, drawn-out ordeal. I think only Lenin's funeral lasted longer."Doohan's widow, Wende, adds, "In the old Star Trek episodes there was always a problem. So you go and fix the problem, and the next time you're successful."The launch company has vowed to keep attempting to send the ashes into space.