As this is the ONLY way that some folks will be going UP and not DOWN after death it might be worth the $10k. Angels such as myself however....will not need it. (Live right and leave the $10k for a really rocking wake.)

I thought that was some sort of phallus space rock formation.

Only if I get a guarantee that my kin will be able to visit my ashes for free.

Great, just what we need, more crap on the moon. How exactly are your remains jettisoned without leaving more trash to accompany the lost golf balls, go-carts etc. already up there? Plain stoopid, doofus!

great, just what the moon needs...

more crappy dust.

I want to be launched into a low decaying orbit and become a shooting star lookalike.

So who decided that dead people are more important as cargo than, for example, scientific equipment that may be used for experiments to advance our knowledge, or perhaps some more safety equipment?

Doesn't matter how high you go up, you're still going to hell.

id rather just have my ashes be put in a capsule and sent into space, floating around forever. actually, personally i'd rather have my ashes be put in a coffee can like on the big lebowski and then get sent into space. hah.. that's great.

@ripfire4: lol!

Wait.. who decided that the moon is UP. I thought it was all relative or something. From where I'm standing (right now) it's way down there and off to the right a bit. So which way to heaven anyway? Guess I'm not going.. didn't get the memo with directions.

Doesn't this violate some kind of interplanetary litter law?

I think I'd rather go to the moon while I was alive and actually be able to enjoy it. Who cares what happens to the body when you're dead?

*Beep* "One small step for man.." *Krshh* "I giant leap for the dead kind..." *Krshh* *Beep*

How much to get placed next to Bruce Willis?

Lets hope they don't use NASA aiming technology to try to hit the moon.

The odd thing is that Celestis-lauched ashes only stay in orbit for a short time before they fall back to earth. They must really be boosting their launch capability to do this.

This whole deal will be very addictive to many...

"Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know major toms a junkie
Strung out in heavens high
Hitting an all-time low

BOWIE (who else)

WAIT!... I'll only go IF they stick me in THIS !!

[gizmodo.com]

So do U need Chinese citizenship to be buried on their home turf?

If you're interested in the subject you should watch this:

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@ripfire4: haha

They better be very very stringent in sterlizing whatever spacecrafts they plan to employ for the task.
My worry is nice benign bacteria and other microbes leaving with the craft from earth ... mutating into a horrific form once lashed by the UV energy available in abundance above the ozone layer and then waiting on the moon for a few decades for humans to arrive.

T

How long till the funeral takes place on the moon, a la Futurama?

Actually, my brother's ashes were sent into space along with James Doohan's last year by Celestis and www.memorialspaceflights.com. It was a fitting memorial for him as he always wanted to be an astronaut. Not all of their services are _that_ expensive. You are also invited to the launch, it's not a bad deal!

There's better ways to spend 10 grand. I have it stipulated that my ashes will be loaded into a fire extinguisher and sprayed on all the oiled up contestants of the next Hawaiian tropics swimsuit contest after my demise. My agent is instructed to wait until the hottest part of the day to make sure they are a little sweaty for maximum cling.

@Geisrud: Well, considering nobody technically owns the moon, sure! As long as you provide the transportation.

@kllngtme: Celestis offers that, too. Starting at $12,5010.

@gibson042: Or even $12,500 (for those interested in actual numbers).

I want to sue them for littering on a component of our solar system. Especially after that funeral industry video. No a-hole makes money by littering under my galactic gaze of justice. Hmmm I need the king from Katamari Damacy as an avatar now