Company offers moon as final resting place

An, *ahem* slightly less green means to lay the dead to rest but it does have its appeal:

The moon could become a final resting place for some of mankind thanks to a commercial service that hopes to send human ashes to the lunar surface on robotic landers, the company said on Thursday.

Celestis, Inc., a company that pioneered the sending of cremated remains into suborbital space on rockets, said it would start a service to the surface of the moon that could begin as early as next year.

The cost starts at $10,000 for a small quantity of ashes from one person.

Full Story: Reuters

(via Nerdshit)

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