Tomorrow, June 24 (of course, if the weather permits), Elon Musk SpaceX company will launch its third rocket Falcon Heavy. At this time it is quite extraordinary space mission.
Funeral cargo
As part of the Space Test Program-2 mission, the launch vehicle should launch 24 satellites, an atomic clock for deep space, and the ashes of 152 deceased people into space .
A special unit on the spaceship was rented by Celestis Memorial Spaceflights. She will place there a container with small capsules in which will be the ashes of the deceased. These are children, astronauts, scientists and people who dreamed about space.
Relatives and friends left touching engravings on their capsules : “ Reach for the stars! ” And ” In outer space – forever . ”
The weight of each capsule with ashes is from 1 to 7 grams. The ashes of the deceased will be scattered in space. The delivery cost of one such capsule is from 5 to 12.5 thousand dollars, depending on the weight and flight range.
The unusual flight will be launched from the cosmodrome in Florida.
