An Offer That's Out of this World

[southerngale]

Taiwan is running out of space for new cemeteries and fears it will not have enough room to accomodate its dense population. The Houston-based Celestis Inc. has come up with a solution for Taiwan's problem - sending people's remains into space. The firm signed a deal with one of Taiwan's largest funeral homes, Baushan Enterprise, to offer "space burials" to the Taiwanese. Robert Tysor, chief executive of Celestis, explained that the ashes are packed into an aluminum tube and shot into space on commercial rockets from bases in the U.S. and Russia. The tube orbits Earth once every 90 minutes before returning to the planet and burning up. Space burials cost about 400,000 New Taiwan dollars (US$12,000). Families also have the option of sending their loved one's ashes to the moon's surface for about NT$1 million (US$30,000).

[JCT777]

Well, that would be one way to get me to go to the moon.

[Josephine96]

I would have said the same thing. That'll definitely get you to go to the moon lol

[blizzard]

I am thinking that before too long, cremation will either be mandatory, or at least more stressed upon to the families of the deceased. I, personally plan on cremation.

[wx247]

Maybe I can be the first American buried on Mars??????? :o