Orbital Obsequy

Much to-do has been made about Space Funerals, the honoring of loved ones that have mastered the mortal-coil shuffle through launching their lifeless husks (or the ashes of their lifeless husks) into space. And to be perfectly honest, as an admitted science fiction and space nerd aficionado, the idea has a certain appeal. Just imagine it, your cremains orbiting the planet to bask in the majesty of our big blue mound of dirt and water, or resting on the lunar surface to lazily spin in orbit and take part in the tugging of tides, or even better, simply hurtling through the vastness of space.

Sounds pretty doesn’t it? Well of course it does! We were all raised on this stuff, although to be fair we were raised on the idea that we’d be doing all these things while still living, but considering the deplorable rate of advancement into space it’s no surprise people are simply taking what they can get.

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