The Exploration Company (TEC) is investigating how the ashes were lost during the mission, attempted to have been completed ...

A space burial mission by Celestis, in collaboration with The Exploration Company (TEC), faced a setback when its capsule, ...

A space capsule carrying ashes of 166 people and cannabis seeds crashed into the Pacific after orbiting Earth, marking a ...

The mission, which was carried out in partnership with a Texas-based company specializing in space burials, had a clear goal ...

A German startup is looking into how communications were lost with a memorial spaceflight capsule on its return to Earth. The ...

A space burial mission by a German startup, intended to send the ashes of 166 people into orbit, ended in tragedy when the ...

This was Celestis’s first attempt at a return-from-orbit space burial, carrying remains of 166 individuals entrusted by families around the world.

A space capsule carrying human ashes on a memorial mission was meant to return safely to Earth – but instead met a very ...

The flight, named the Perseverance Flight, was designed to offer families a unique cosmic tribute, sending cremated remains and DNA samples into low Earth orbit.

After launch, the capsule entered Earth’s orbit and completed two rounds. All instruments worked fine, but contact was lost just minutes before its re-entry into the atmosphere ...