Many people dream to be astronauts and surf the universe, but only a few manage to really get off the ground literally. Human life is too short to get everything, and some dreams just don’t come true. However, death may be only the beginning, as if grim as it may sound.
The British company Ascension Flights, created by two graduates of the University of Sheffield, recently launched a completely unique service of space funeral, during which human remains are developing at the height of 25 kilometers, which automatically makes the heaven his final resting place. Such a romantic way of «burial» will cost everyone in about a thousand dollars, which, in fact, not such a high price for a dream come true.
The innovators in the funeral business have spent the last few years, sending into space the various items. Now, after the successful launch of the aircraft 1 Ascension of ashes inhuman origin on Board, a team of engineers plans to launch the service for everyone.
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The process is extremely simple. An aircraft with a cargo compartment, a camera, a tracking device and mechanism to release the ashes starts from a special platform in Yorkshire. As soon as the rocket reaches a height of 25 kilometers or higher computer that tracks the trajectory of a signal, triggering the mechanism of release of ash. The ball that contains it breaks, and the empty shell is returned to Earth by parachute.
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Any residual liquid in the canister instantly freezes, adding the ashes of the glittering tail. Some particles enter the Earth’s atmosphere, turning into rain drops or snowflakes, others are able to escape from the gravity of our planet and travel to the stars.
The cost of space funeral ranges ont $1036 to $2470, and this amount also includes videos and photos run.
