Flying DNA into Deep Space on the Vulcan Centaur

Flying DNA into Deep Space on the Vulcan Centaur

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Former presidents, Star Trek stars, and others will soon be flying into deep space aboard the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Genetic material, memory files, cremated remains, and DNA samples are scheduled to launch this Christmas Eve. via Space

The Brunos’ genetic material joins dozens of memory files, cremated remains, and DNA samples of its “passengers.” Prominent among previous announcements are several “Star Trek” luminaries, including Nichelle Nichols (Uhura on The Original Series or TOS), DeForest Kelley (Bones on TOS), James Doohan (Scotty on TOS), series creator Gene Roddenberry, and Roddenberry’s wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry (a recurring “Star Trek” actor). Douglas Trumbull, the legendary visual effects wizard for “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977) also joins many others bound for interplanetary space.

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