The Word is Given: Warp Speed, Mr. Scott

[Matt_Holck]

@Walloon

What these stories fail to mention is that only a tiny amount any individual’s ashes are sent into space — about a quarter ounce, in a vial. That’s how they are able to get the “remains” of 200 people on board at one time.

If Doohan weighed 200 pounds at death, he would yield about 6 pounds of cremated remains.

“you cannot change the laws of physics”

[carnivorousplant]

@cochrane

OK, so the ashes were intended to go on a sub-orbital trajectory?

Yes, there were various experiments in the same package that were intended to be recovered. I can’t find the link for the company at the moment.