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SpaceX is about to launch 152 dead people's remains into orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket [businessinsider.com]

[The] rocket will propel 24 satellites into orbit around Earth — as well as the ashes of 152 dead people. The launch of cremated remains is facilitated by a company called Celestis Memorial Spaceflights, which purchases available room on spacecraft, installs a container, then packs it with small metal capsules filled with ashes. It refers to these as "participants [celestis.com]."

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