WFTV9 by Melonie Holt and Jack DeMarco 5/24/2022
Families from around the country will be watching SpaceX’s upcoming ride-share mission tomorrow with special interest.
That’s because it’s also a memorial flight.
On Wednesday, SpaceX will launch its latest ride-share mission, Transporter-5, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Among the numerous small satellites headed into orbit is a Celestis memorial spaceflight mission, called the “Ascension Flight.”
Celestis is set to fly a portion of the cremated remains of 47 people into space.
“Participants will be launched into Earth orbit with a satellite. They’ll stay attached to that satellite that orbits the Earth for at least a decade,” said Celestis CEO and co-founder Charles Chafer.
More:
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/brevard-county/spacex-launch-will-send-cremated-remains-loved-ones-into-space-wednesday/6XSB3ADGPZC6JPNJAXMLAFA6HM/
