Why it's a Mind Blow: On Tuesday, Space X successfully launched their Dragon Spacecraft into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. This event marks a new era of collaboration between NASA and private space firms (see the post X-traordinary from Friday, May 18).
But the future of the American space program was not the only cargo on board the Dragon module. Space X has paired with another private firm, Celestis, to offer a new kind of final frontier to the dearly departed. For their first send of, Space X and Celestis have launched Scotty's ashes into orbit. You too can "beam up" to low Earth Orbit for the not so astronomical cost of $3,000. For $10,000, your earthly remains can be fired towards the moon!
I, however, intend to opt for the $12,500 option, which propels the last remnants of your DNA out towards deep space. I like the idea of drifting where no man has gone before. And although I'm unlikely to come into contact with anyone or anything, eternity is a long time. And maybe, just maybe, those little green men will have some means of regenerating my person from the fragments that remain. So what the hell, who's up for as ride?
Source: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/5/22/star_trek_scottys_ashes_beamed_up.htm
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