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Is this really "The Ultimate Tribute"?

Soon there will be a new way to honor your four-legged friends once they've passed on and it's truly out of this world.

Celestis, Inc., a Houston-based, a Houston-based company that pioneered post-cremation space flights, recently introduced Celestis Pets, a memorial service to honor deceased cats, dogs and other pets.

Since the company's inaugural flight in 1997 — carrying Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's ashes - Celestis has offered the ability to launch a rocket carrying a small amount of a loved one's cremated remains into space, although the service was not extended to pet remains until now.
Full article and photograph here...

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/i...o-outer-space/

Would you want to send your loved one's remains into space?

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buglysprince
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06-08-2014, 08:06 PM
Can't see why anyone would want too,seems rather an odd thing to do.
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lovemybull
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07-08-2014, 12:28 AM
If there's money to be made someone will think of it.
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Fourlegz
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07-08-2014, 10:24 AM
Ain't that the truth.
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mjfromga
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07-08-2014, 10:34 AM
It's just weird to me, but if people wish to do it... by all means, go ahead.
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