Deforest Kelley: Last News

The ashes of a number of members of the Star Trek cast are set to float in space forever.The ashes of DeForest Kelley (Dr McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty) and Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura) were on boad The Peregrine spacecraft, which was set to give the actors a final resting place on the Moon. However, the jet has since suffered a fuel leak and now only has a few hours of power left. Astrobotic, the company behind the project tried an "improviesed manoeuver" to recharge the craft's batteries by pointing it towards the Sun.

“Star Trek,” the television series, was set in the 23rd century and followed the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as they explored the galaxy.

Jordan Moreau Harold Livingston, an American novelist who wrote the screenplay for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” in 1979, died early Thursday morning, Bobby Livingston confirmed to Variety. He was 97.“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was Livingston’s most famous writing credit, and he also wrote for several TV shows, including “Mission: Impossible,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and more.“Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and sci-fi author Alan Dean Foster, who penned several “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” novels, also contributed to the story and script development alongside Livingston. The 1979 film was the first movie in the “Star Trek” franchise, and it starred the original TV series cast members, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta and Stephen Collins.