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Star Trek actors' ashes to float in space for eternity after botched rocket mission

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The ashes of a number of members of the Star Trek cast are set to float in space forever.The ashes of DeForest Kelley (Dr McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty) and Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura) were on boad The Peregrine spacecraft, which was set to give the actors a final resting place on the Moon.

However, the jet has since suffered a fuel leak and now only has a few hours of power left. Astrobotic, the company behind the project tried an "improviesed manoeuver" to recharge the craft's batteries by pointing it towards the Sun.

However this was not a success. They later announced that its thrusters "could likely only operate for 40 more hours at most".

Now, the goal is to travel as far as possible with its cargo of TV sci-fi legends before it runs out of power.The spacecraft, which also carries the remains of three former US presidents and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, on Monday.

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