The family of a mother of eight who was a huge Star Trek fan has ensured the final frontier will be her ultimate resting place.
Gloria Knowlan was 86 at the time of her death 12 years ago. A small quantity of ashes from her cremated body are to be in one of 250 memorial capsules set to be launched into space this month by aptly named Vulcan rocket.
Organizers are hoping the rocket carrying the capsules will wind up approximately 330 million kilometers from Earth.
The remains or DNA samples of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and Original Series stars are expected to make the trip. American company Celestis has offered what it calls “memorial space flights.”
Knowlan’s son thinks his mother would be “just tickled” by the idea.
For prices ranging from a few thousand dollars to US$13,000 (HK$101,587), Celestis takes small capsules to space and either returns them, drops them in orbit or takes them to the moon.
Co-founder and CEO Charles Chafer said the rocket is scheduled to take off on January 8, marking the first trip into “deep space.”
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