Space burial
Launching of cremated human remains into space. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Sky burial (disambiguation).
"Space funeral" redirects here. For the video game, see Space Funeral.
Space burial is the launching of human remains into space. Missions may go into orbit around the Earth or to extraterrestrial bodies such as the Moon, or farther into space.
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Remains are sealed until the spacecraft burns up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere or they reach their extraterrestrial destinations. Suborbital flights briefly transport them into space then return to Earth where they can be recovered. Small samples of remains are usually launched to minimize the cost of launching mass into space, thereby making such services more affordable.