Space burial is the practice of disposing of human remains in space. Usually, space burials are performed by launching a small capsule, containing the cremated ashes of the deceased, into orbit using a rocket.
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“For tribal man space was the uncontrollable mystery. For technological man it is time that occupies the same role.”
—Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)
“I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day,
I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,
And, turning from my nursery window, drew
A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu!”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)
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