What might go wrong when a spacecraft lands back from orbit, bearing not just the remains of 166 people but the hopes of ...

A space burial mission by Celestis, in collaboration with The Exploration Company (TEC), faced a setback when its capsule, ...

The ashes were lost alongside a collection of cannabis plant matter and seeds donated by a citizen science project seeking to ...

The Nyx capsule, which carried the ashes and DNA of 166 deceased participants courtesy of Texas-based company Celestis, ...

We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4, 1957. As ...

When your space-obsessed loved ones die, you can spend $3,500 to send their cremated remains out into orbit. That price only ...

The spacecraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean after a parachute failure, ending a bold experiment in space biology and ...

Celestis, which recently conducted a mission from California, will send cremated remains or human DNA to outer space for ...

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit ...

Nelson passed away in 2023 after many years of heart and kidney issues caused by diabetes. His family told WRAL News that ...

Sci-fi fan Steve Nielson’s remains were aboard a memorial spaceflight sent into orbit. They were supposed to be returned to ...

Celestis offers various tiers of space memorial services that range all the way to launching remains into deep space. Their ...