Have you ever threatened to send someone to the moon, Honeymooners style? Or maybe you have a loved one who really wants to go to the moon. Now you can send a your favorite (or least favorite) deceased relations to to the moon after their death with a company called Celestis, Inc. The company already sends cremated remains into space, but announced recently that it will start sending small capsules of ashes to the moon with robotic lunar landers. The cost for a battery-sized tube of ashes will start around $10,000. It's expensive, but not a lot costlier than turning your favorite relative into a Life Gem. And if you're really flush, there's no reason you won't have enough ashes to do both! There may even be some extra ashes to turn into printer ink.
All these exotic destinations for remains sound a little, well, loony to me. But we bet there are enough people out there interested in populating the moon with their ashes that Celestis, Inc. will be making some serious money very soon with its sinister lunar missions.
Reuters, via New Launches
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By murray at 5:34 PM ON 03/28/08
What a load of crap. I think it's about time the international community started writing up some laws about littering space and the moon.
And any idiot who actually pays for this service should be forced to give all their money to the poor.
By Mr. Sensible Pants at 5:52 PM ON 03/28/08
The people who run the program are poor, so it's a win/win situation!
By Bill at 9:48 AM ON 03/29/08
Weird! Are they real, or just a figment of someone distorted imagination? Someone has either lost their happy mind, or are desperate for a way to get an influx of new money.
By Day late, Dollar flush at 1:03 PM ON 03/30/08
What a wonderfull way of lavishing money in lieu of love. I only hope that one day, we can become evolved enough to have the guilt ridden give the money to loved ones before they perish. Perhaps a family trip to the moon to visit that special someone we never spent enough time with when they were alive.