If you've got money to burn and a dead relative that needs a send off you can send their cremated ashes into orbit.
Celestis Memorial Flights of Houston, Texas has on offer FOUR packages ranging from $5 to $13K to suit all of your memorial needs....
You can send someone's ashes into Orbit for a while, before they and their co-flyers re-enter the atmosphere and vaporize, for just $5K.
Or you can send cremated ashes to the moon, or on a deep-space voyage, for just $13 000.
This has been going on since 1997, and since then Celestis has sent 2300 lipstick-sized capsules into orbit, including Gene Rodenberry, who was one of the first to have his ashes sent up.
However there are some who aren't especially happy....
The Navajo Nation isn't happy about this practice as for them the moon is sacred, and so are seeking to prevent any future flights containing human ashes from being sent there.
It's unlikely that the Navajo Nation will get their way, I don't think minority religious beliefs are going to trump American enterprise.
In any case I can't imagine the moon is going to be the most popular destination.... why would you want to send a dead relative's ashes to a dead moon....? Pretty much any of the other options seem more appealing...?!?
More money than sense...?
Overall I just think this is a bit much... $13K on top of the funeral and cremation costs, it's a very selfish legacy. I'd much rather spend that money on planting trees or something more life-enhancing!
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