space burial
Orbital ash scattering
Space burial is the practice of launching cremated remains into space, either into orbit, to the moon, or into deep space.
The service appeals to astronomy enthusiasts and those wanting a cosmic final resting place.
Portions of ashes are typically used, as launching a full set of remains would be prohibitively expensive: He arranged for a space burial years before his death.
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- orbitCurved celestial path
- cremationBurning the deceased
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
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- burialcremation, interment, grave, entombment, inhumation
- death ritesfuneral, cremation, wake, home funeral, interment
space burialancient burial
Old entombment practice
natural burial · green burial · human composting · sky burial · funeral pyre
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