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Eugene Wesley Roddenberry

Eugene Wesley Roddenberry

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  • Name Eugene Wesley Roddenberry 
    Born 19 Aug 1921  El Paso, El Paso, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930 
    1930 Roddenberry.
    1930 Roddenberry.
    1930 US census, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, enumeration district 19-649, Family Number 19, Roddenberry.
    Census 1940 
    1940 Roddenberry.
    1940 Roddenberry.
    1940 US census, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, enumeration district 60-1154, Family Number 467, Roddenberry.
    Biographical Information 17 Sep 1976 
    Originally designated the Constitution, the first space shuttle had its name changed to Enterprise following an aggressive write-in campaign by fans of the Star Trek TV series. 
    The Shuttle Enterprise.
    The Shuttle Enterprise.
    Gene Roddenberry (in brown suit) surrounded by the cast of "Star Trek" at the roll out of the shuttle Enterprise.
    Military Service U.S. Army Air Corps Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation He is best know for the creation of "Star Trek" 
    Enterprise.
    Enterprise.
    Enterprise.
    Gene Roddenberry Star.
    Gene Roddenberry Star.
    Gene Roddenberry Star on the Hollywood Walk of fame.
    Died 24 Oct 1991  Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gene Roddenberry Obituary.
    Gene Roddenberry Obituary.
    Eureka (California) Times-Standard, Friday, October 24, 1991 section C, page 8.
    Buried Cremated Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This gets complicated....

      October 22, 1992 part of Gene's ashes were aboard the NASA shuttle mission STS-52. They were returned to Earth on November 1, 1992 when the shuttle Columbia landed.

      One quarter of an ounce of his ashes were part of the first commercial "space burial". April 21, 1997 "Celestis Memorial Space Flights" launched a rocket containing partial ashes of 24 people including Roddenberry. The satellite containing these remains orbited the Earth once every 96 minutes until reentry on May 20, 2002 when perhaps someone in northern Australia cast a wish on what they thought was a shooting star.

      The NASA Sunjammer solar sail mission was to carry ashes from Gene, his wife and James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty) but, it was cancelled in 2014.

      Presumably some action will be taken with all or some of the remaining ashes in the future.
    STS-52 photo By astronaut Steven Nagel.
    STS-52 photo By astronaut Steven Nagel.
    Lift off of shuttle Columbia. This flight carried and returned to Earth part of Gene Roddenberry's cremains.
    Siblings 2 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I36477  Nagel
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2018 

    Father Eugene Edward Roddenberry,   b. 28 Aug 1896, Charlton County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1969, West Covina, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Caroline Glen Goldman,   b. 1904,   d. 1998  (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F11645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eileen Anita Rexroat,   b. 21 Feb 1923, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 2018, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 1942 
    Divorced 1969 
    Children 
     1. Darleen Anita Roddenberry,   b. 4 Apr 1948,   d. 29 Oct 1995, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  [Birth]
     2. Dawn Roddenberry,   b. 31 Aug 1953, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F11646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Majel Leigh Hudec,   b. 23 Feb 1932, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 2008, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1969  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Eugene Wesley Roddenberry, Jr,   b. 5 Feb 1974, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F11647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart