When people pass away, they become stars.
This was the inspiration behind the world's first space burial – SPACE BURIAL.
Now begins a new era: when we die, we return to the universe from which we came. As the name suggests, a space burial is a form of natural burial like tree or sea burials, but instead of Earth, it uses a rocket provided by the American private space company SpaceX to launch a custom satellite containing the cremated remains into space.
Using the Falcon 9 Rocket
The rocket used is Falcon 9, a two-stage commercial rocket developed by SpaceX, capable of launching up to 22,800 kg into low Earth orbit. Launch sites may include Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, SpaceX South Texas Launch Site, and Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 (most recent site).
Orbiting the Earth, Becoming a Shooting Star
The ashes are sealed in a capsule and launched into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. The launch can be viewed online (subject to change due to weather). The satellite is released into low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 500–600 km. After orbiting the Earth for several years, it eventually re-enters the atmosphere and burns up, becoming a shooting star.
