Ashes to ashes to money

louis · 2012-05-24 17:13:12

I was pleased to see that Space X are taking forward the idea of space as the perfect resting place for our ashes. I have suggested before that the moon will provide a particularly poignant resting place that people will be prepared to pay a lot for. To be able to gaze up at the Moon and know your loved one's ashes are there will be a source of comfort to many .

I think this is a business that could generate eventually hundreds of millions of dollars per annum.

clark · 2012-05-24 18:42:26

rather morbid take on "human" missions

SpaceNut · 2012-05-24 19:21:33

I believe the article that you are referring to is James Doohan’s Ashes Set To Launch Into Space which has happened as SpaceX Launch: Falcon Rocket Carries Cremated Ashes of James Doohan ('Scotty' of 'Star Trek')
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spacex … d=16398839

louis · 2012-05-25 06:20:06

SpaceNut wrote:

I believe the article that you are referring to is James Doohan’s Ashes Set To Launch Into Space which has happened as SpaceX Launch: Falcon Rocket Carries Cremated Ashes of James Doohan ('Scotty' of 'Star Trek')
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spacex … d=16398839

Thanks for the links.

louis · 2012-05-25 06:21:50

clark wrote:

rather morbid take on "human" missions

People are far too sniffy about the space economy. Caring for the remains of the dead is big business on Earth - why not in space?

clark · 2012-05-25 07:48:13

My point was not regarding an opportunity for making money. My comment was in regards to the association.

Terraformer · 2012-05-25 09:01:06

What are you going to do with the ashes when the terraforming effort gets underway?

Rxke · 2012-05-25 09:15:44

use 'em, of course

"my great-grandfather is now part of a tree on Luna!"

louis · 2012-05-25 18:23:08

Terraformer wrote:

What are you going to do with the ashes when the terraforming effort gets underway?

I think the Moon is far more appropriate for ashes than Mars and I don't myself see much point in terraforming the Moon.

However, if we are to have ashes on Mars, then obviously it would be sensible to choose a high plateau.

Void · 2012-05-26 09:06:57

I think the Moon would be fine. Underground storrage, freeze dried remains. (Amber?) Some type of perma-record such as etched stones, telling a portion of life storries, some artificts.

A time capsul for future astronauts if any. (Human or otherwise) With a marker on the surface of the Moon.

I would think that the shaddowed craters of the Moon after volitiles were extracted would be a good place. Perhaps even leave some viable DNA, if that could be possible.

5000 years in the future someone stops by?

50,000 years?

500,000 years?

5 Billion years?

Then of course one should also be made further out in the solar system where it is more likely it will survive the Giant phase of our star.

Imagine sending a message to Billions of years into the future.

Might as well make it more than a grave yard.

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