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

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

Launched last Monday (23) by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, a capsule containing various human remains suffered a failure and lost ...

Families trying to memorialize to their lost loved ones in space were shocked to learn that those remains ended up at sea.

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

Sci-fi fan Steve Nielson’s remains were aboard a memorial spaceflight sent into orbit. They were supposed to be returned to ...

The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission ...

The Texas-based company Celestis Inc.’s inaugural Perseverance Flight is scheduled to launch around 5:30 p.m. Sunday from ...

Nelson passed away in 2023 after many years of heart and kidney issues caused by diabetes. His family told WRAL News that ...

The Houston company Celestis is flying a memorial payload on SpaceX's Transporter 14 rideshare mission, which is scheduled to ...

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

Celestis has no more missions planned for 2025, according to its website. The next flight, planned for early 2026, appears to be an orbital mission launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base.