A rocket carrying the ashes of actor James Doohan – Scotty on Star Trek – and astronaut Gordon Cooper should be recovered within a week from a remote New Mexico mountain range, the launch company said.

The ashes of late Star Trek actor James Doohan will be sent into space following his funeral service.

Eighty-five-year-old actor James Doohan, who played Scotty in Star Trek and died yesterday, will be cremated and his ashes shot into space.

STAR TREK fans the world over bade a fond farewell to James Doohan, better known as Scotty, who passed the final frontier at age 85 yesterday.

Star Trek legend James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original television series, died today aged 85.

JAMES DOOHAN, the actor who played Scotty in the 60s Star Trek TV series and in films, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, his agent confirmed.

James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty in the 60s Star Trek TV series and in films, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, his agent confirmed.

Rod Stewart, Antonio Banderas and Donald Duck are among an eclectic bunch who will receive stars on Hollywood‘s Walk of Fame in Los Angeles next year.

Des O’Connor, to be a dad again at 72, is following in the footsteps of other famous figures by embracing the challenges of fatherhood while others are anticipating, or enjoying, retirement.