RIP Wally Schirra. Unfortunately, he missed flying with Gordo by about a week.

James Doohan's ashes were sent into space last week. Supposedly. They could just as easily be in a landfill in Santa Monica. How, exactly, would you check that shit out. For some reason, the actor who played "Scotty", poorly, on "Star Trek" wished that his remains be sent into orbit.

Neil Armstrong, on the other hand, has asked that his remains be spread in the parking lot of Paramount Studios' Lot C.

And while we're on the topic of dead things in space. NASA is having a difficult time coming up with a policy for dealing with the issue of sexual contact between astronauts on extended space jaunts. I don't know why they're reinventing the wheel. The definitive guide on the subject was released 40 years ago.

Please read this post accompanied by the dulcet tones of "Moon Patrol!"

BTW: It still cracks me up every time I see an ad for "Disney on Ice."

UPDATE - Some have questioned why we still fund space exploration. I completely concur. Knowledge is dangerous. Everyone stop learning. Now. And boy, do we spend a lot on space exploration! Do we spend a lot on space exploration? Yep. NASA's budget this year was $10 billion. We could take that money, double it, and use it to pay farm subsidies (mostly to people who earn far more than the national average). Or we could pay for another month of the war in Iraq. It's $3 million more than the budget for the EPA, but really - who cares about the environment, anyway?

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