The actor who played one of my favorite characters in Babylon 5, Andres Katsulas, has died (he was also one of the select fraternity to have appeared in multiple S**r T**k series). And the remains of Scotty, along with those of Gordo of Apollo 13 fame, are finally scheduled to launch next month.
Update: Gordon “Gordo” Cooper was a Mercury astronaut — it was Fred “Freddo” Haise who was on Apollo 13. Mea maxima culpa!