Dilithium Crystal Trouble For Scotty’s Last Voyage
November 17th, 2005
Despite the presence of the ashes of the world’s most famous space engineer (with apologies to Wernher Von Braun), a US rocket has been grounded until at least Feburary by engine trouble.
The private Falcon 1 rocket, run by Space Services, had been due to lift off with the mortal remains of 168 people on board, including those of James Doohan who played Scotty in Star Trek, but a last minute engine test caused scientists to delay the flight while they sort out a problem.
In stark contrast to Scotty, who would of course never dare give Kirk an estimate of three months to fix a problem with the Enterprise’s engines, present day engineers are hedging their bets and deciding to postpone until after the festive season.
However, as the exchange below between Scotty and Spock from the sixth Star Trek film shows, Scotty wasn’t averse to a bit of overestimation himself, so perhaps Space Services are just covering themselves.
“Ahh, Mr. Scott, I understand you’re having difficulty with the warp drive. How much time do you require for repair?” - Spock
“There’s nothing wrong with the bloody thing!” - Scotty
“Mr. Scott, if we return to Spacedock, the assassins will surely find a way to dispose of their incriminating footwear, and we will never see the captain, or Dr. McCoy, alive again” - Spock
“Could take weeks, sir” - Scotty
Entry Filed under: Misc / Humour
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