Yonjuro Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/offbeat/a/24603170/fly-fido-to-the-moon-in-space-send-off-for-deceased-pets/ Fly Fido to the moon in space send off for deceased pets Reuters August 1, 2014, 12:01 am Share Facebook Twitter G+ Pinterest Mail US-USA-PETS-SPACE:Fly Fido to the moon in space send off for deceased pets ReutersPeople stand and look at the moon one day ahead of the Supermoon phenomenon from a bridge over 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri By Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texas company is offering a unique send off for beloved pets by placing a portion of their cremated remains in a capsule and blasting them off into space. Celestis Inc, which has provided memorial space flights for human remains since 1997, will launch its first commercial pet memorial spaceflight in October 2014 with the remains of a blue merle Australian shepherd, named Apollo, the company said. The pet services, such as one dubbed Earth Rise, start at $995 and include having the pet’s remains into flown into space on a commercial flight and returned to the owner. The space send-off options go up to $12,500, which allows the pet’s remains to be launched into deep space or to visit the moon. Memorial service are available before blast off and families can witness most of the launches, depending on location, the company said. "Our pet service flights are an idea that’s been a long time coming," Celestis Chief Executive Charles Chafer said. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Bill Trott) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Somewhere, some alien is opening up a casket of dog ashes and wondering wtf is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Don't know what to say. This is why aliens won't talk to us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yonjuro Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Somewhere, some alien is opening up a casket of dog ashes and wondering wtf is going on. Don't know what to say. This is why aliens won't talk to us... to both comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 What? Truly for people with more money than sense :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 ... why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 One of these days Alice...straight to the moon :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Very fitting for a dog named Apollo to be making the journey.. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 At least they're only ashes, unlike poor Laika who died up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Why add to the space junk already up there? It's becoming a serious problem that needs fixing as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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