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    Has anyone been, or plans to be, laid to rest in space?

    Question #82568. Asked by deadlydalton. (Jun 26 07 9:15 PM)


    BungeeAZ

    		Jimmy Doohan's ashes along with astronaut Gordon Cooper's ashes were launched into a suborbital flight and parachuted back to Earth.

    Jun 27 07, 12:54 AM
    Arpeggionist

    		The ashes of Eugene Shoemaker were sent to the Moon.

    Jun 27 07, 1:30 AM
    nealio302

    		Also, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry had his remains launched into space. Doohan and Cooper will be launched into space on "The Explorer's Flight" in June of 2008.
    A lot of other people have had some part of their remains launched into space.

    http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/


    Mar 14 08, 12:38 PM
    zbeckabee

    		List of Memorial Space Flights with partial listing of "participants." NASA also lists the flights, but I can't find it today...

    http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/participants.asp

    Mar 14 08, 1:44 PM

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