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Space burial company loses 166 human remains in failed mission

Space burial company loses 166 human remains in failed mission

Gail P Sherman
Jun 30, 2025
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Burial at Sea, by Carl Sundt-Hansen, (1890) public domain

Before there was space tourism, there was space burial. Celestis has been sending cremated remains to space since 1997, when the remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and four others were launched into orbit, and burned up in the atmosphere upon reentry in 2002.

Today, they offer a range of…

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