Although the ashes of Gene Roddenberry , Timothy Leary , and James Doohan are presently in sphere around the Earth , the remains of only one person , wandering scientist Eugene Shoemaker , have ever been send to the lunation . Now the company that helped put him there , Celestis , is opening up lunar interment to the public . So , even if you never get to see the moon in spirit , you may make it your final resting place . Since 1997 , place memorial firm Celestis has been institutionalize cremate human remains into space , generally in Earth ’s scope . In 1999 , it arranged to have a portion of Shoemaker ’s remains impound to the Lunar Prospector , which deposit his ash tree on the moon . Now , Celestis has announced that , by as soon as 2010 , it will place more human remains to the moon , thanks to an agreement with two private spaceflight companies . For $ 12,500 , you’re able to ship one gramme of ashes from one person in a capsule to the moon , or for $ 18,750 , up to two grams of ashes from two unlike the great unwashed . If you ’re looking to journey even far from dwelling house , Celestis expects to set in motion a deep space delegacy by 2011 , which will also start at $ 12,500 . But , for the posthumous spacefarer on a budget , the memorial company will go on to offer Earth reach services for as lilliputian as $ 1,295 . [ CelestisviaYahoo!viaScenario Land ]
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