Future of Engineering

The moon could become a final resting place for some of mankind thanks to a commercial service that hopes to send human ashes to the lunar surface on robotic landers, the company said.

Celestis, a company that pioneered the sending of cremated remains into suborbital space on rockets, said on Thursday it would start a service to the surface of the moon that could begin as early as next year.

The cost starts at US$10,000 (S$14,000) for a small quantity of ashes from one person.
Celestis president Charles Chafer said his company reached an agreement with Odyssey Moon and Astrobotic Technology, to attach capsules containing cremated remains onto robotic lunar landers.

Odyssey Moon and Astrobotic are among private enterprises seeking to land a robotic craft on the moon and conduct scientific experiments. The cremation capsules would remain on the moon with the lunar landers when the missions were complete.