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NASA hopes entrepreneur can fill launch gap, boost jobs
Sentinel Staff WritersOne would think that the space community would banish Elon Musk after what happened last weekend. In his third attempt at launch, the Internet whiz kid lost the remains of James Doohan -- better known as "Scotty" on Star Trek -- when his Falcon 1...Tags: National Government, NASA, Virginia, eBay Incorporated, Kennedy Space Center
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New 'Star Trek' Beams Up Scotty and Sulu
Zap2It.comSimon Pegg and John Cho are joining the cast of Paramount's new "Star Trek" feature. According to Variety, J.J. Abrams has cast Pegg as Young Scotty in his "Star Trek" reboot, a decision that is -- forgive the editorial aside -- rather awesome....Tags: Paramount, Movies, Eric Bana, Television
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Boldy going to celebrate 40 years
Special to NewsdayBeam us up, Scotty, and light the candles on the intergalactic birthday cake. "Star Trek," which was first broadcast on Sept. 8, 1966, has more than outlived its opening voice-over's promise to go on a five- year mission to explore strange new worlds, and...Tags: Leonard Nimoy, Avery Brooks, Culture, William Shatner, New York
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79th Annual Academy Awards: Minute by Minute
Zap2It.comThe most popular guy in Hollywood tonight is a dude who's a little over a foot tall and shiny. No, not E! red-carpet host Ryan Seacrest. It's Ocsar night, which means three-plus hours of showbiz people thanking their agents, publicists, families, co-...Tags: Cinema Industry, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Hillary Clinton, Gael Garcia Bernal
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Amusement parks in the city
Special to amNewYorkRamp up your adrenaline and rattle your bones on one of the city's many thrill rides. BROOKLYN Astroland Amusement Park (718) 372-0275 1000 Surf Ave (corner of W. 10th St.) Located on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Astroland is home to the world...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Labor Day, Theme Park Vacations, Gardens and Parks, New York
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'Scotty' Making Final Public Appearances
James Doohan beamed his way through the first of a series of events honoring him in what are expected to be his final public appearances. The 84-year-old actor who played "Scotty" on "Star Trek" laughed and smiled throughout a Hollywood tribute Saturday...Tags: Leonard Nimoy, Diseases, William Shatner, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Alzheimer's Disease
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So long, mortal coil
Don Adams, 72, actor. Adams voiced Inspector Gadget for the popular children's cartoon and played the bumbling agent Maxwell Smart in the TV series Get Smart, a character The 40-Year-Old Virgin's Steve Carell will revive in next year's big-screen remake....Tags: John Paul II, Garry Shandling, Anne Bancroft, Garth Brooks, Television
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Doohan to be sent to his final frontier
Associated Press WriterHe made his name in Hollywood beaming his colleagues back to the safety of the Enterprise on "Star Trek." Now, actor James Doohan's family is hoping to beam him up to the "final frontier" that Doohan's character "Scotty" loved so dearly. The actor, who...Tags: Leslie Nielsen, Diseases, William Shatner, Celebrity, New York
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Passings 2005
Special to NewsdayIn their lifetimes, many audiences loved or admired them, not only for who they were but simply for being there. They were among the most celebrated of the hundreds of prominent men and women who joined the passing parade in 2005. Once a humble Polish...Tags: John Paul II, Cinema Industry, Civil Unrest, Anne Bancroft, Fiction
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Trekkies
FOR THE TIMESFriday May 21, 1999 Where oh where to begin this survey of Planet Trek? Do you start with the mob of Klingons who casually walk into a fast-food restaurant and order almost everything on the menu? Do you begin with the people who wear their Star...Tags: Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Movies, Brent Spiner, Television
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