Man wants DNA flown to moon as space burials skyrocket
A retired physics professor in the Midwest is planning to have his DNA launched to the southern pole of the moon when he dies, so it may be used for cloning one day — and he's not alone.
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A retired physics professor in the Midwest is planning to have his DNA launched to the southern pole of the moon when he dies, so it may be used for cloning one day — and he's not alone.
Texas-based space company Celestis has been shooting cremated remains into orbit for many years now. During its first flight back in 1997, the company shot the remains of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and visionary Gerard O'Neill, the physicist behind the space habitat design known as the O'Neill cylinder, into Earth's orbit. And Celestis' customers […]
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