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

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.

Celestis, which recently conducted a mission from California, will send cremated remains or human DNA to outer space for ...

Can a final wish go around the world, and then vanish into the dark blue never to come home again? The disappearance of the ...

The remains of more than 160 deceased people reached orbit yesterday on a spacecraft that hitched a ride on a SpaceX rocket.

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit ...

The ashes were lost alongside a collection of cannabis plant matter and seeds donated by a citizen science project seeking to ...

In a groundbreaking mission set for June 23, 2025, SpaceX’s Transporter 14 will carry more than 150 capsules containing DNA ...

SpaceX to launch over 150 Celestis DNA memorial capsules on June 23 Flight includes ashes and DNA from celebrities and global ...

The Nyx capsule, which carried the ashes and DNA of 166 deceased participants courtesy of Texas-based company Celestis, ...

We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4, 1957. As ...