Space Burial Survey

[albaorbital]

Hi folks,

Long time reader, first time poster! I am putting together a business plan for a company which uses the Cubesats too utilize the untapped economic potential that Space holds. We want to be a Space Applications or Space 'Apps' company. There are many possible ideas floating about at the moment, Space Advertising, Earth Observation, Scientific Research, Zero G R+D, Space Burial etc.

The most economically viable App at this moment in time appears to be Space Burial or Memorial Spaceflight. I have compiled a survey and it would be great if you could fill it complete it. It only takes about 1 minute.


http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RZLVFPK


Any Questions, fire them my way!

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Yes, let's fill up LEO with more junk that might precipitate collisional cascading leading to the Kessler Syndrome.

 

[albaorbital]

Depends obviously on the launcher which you are using, the orbit you are going into but most cubesat's don't stay in LEO for a very long time due to the atmosphere acting as a giant vacuum cleaner

I also think it is important to build economic reasons to go into space. If you have no satellites to fly then there will be no incentive to build cheaper/more efficient rockets. If there is no economic incentive to leave Earth then the whole Star Trek vision will remain just a vision.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Okay, that doesn't sound as bad as I initially thought, thanks.

 

[TrickyDickie]

Survey taken. Very interesting. Gene Roddenberry's ashes went into space, so why not some of the fans of his show?

 

[SPOCKED]

I want my earthly remains shot directly into the fiery molten center of Uranus.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

I always wanted to be "buried" in space. I wanted to be vacuum sealed into a titanium casket and launched into space.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I wouldn't go into space when I was alive, no desire to do so when dead.

 

[T'Girl]

the fiery molten center of Uranus

How did you know about my "little problem?"

.

 

[Winterwind]

the fiery molten center of Uranus

How did you know about my "little problem?"

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Uh... nope. Not going there.

As for the topic... I'd do a space burial if I was single. Or if my partner wanted to as well and we somehow managed to die together and could drift through space together, eternally. So it would have to be full body, full casket. Not just a portion of ashes.

And that would be shot into deep space. Burning up on re-entry or just floating in LEO doesn't do it for me. Even though I'd be dead and (hopefully) wouldn't know or care.

 

[Dukat's Major]

I want my earthly remains shot directly into the fiery molten center of Uranus.

Uh, I sort of already sold your organs to (dis)reputable individuals.

Sorry about that.

 

[thestrangequark]

^Whoa! Long time no see!



And when do I get that spleen, btw?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

A complete and utter waste of resources.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

the fiery molten center of Uranus

Those TrekBBS chili feeds are really getting out of hand.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

A complete and utter waste of resources.

I'm much more in favour of recycling my atoms into the biosphere. I don't see the need to cause unnecessary environmental damage by blasting my carcase into space. "Wanting to be with God in heaven" smacks of paranoid delusion to me.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I want to be made into a diamond.

 

[Holdfast]

My worry about space burial is that my body will be grave-robbed by five-faced aliens, and used to remotely attack my former friends, forcing me to spectacularly sacrifice my life for a second time...

... I mean, that just sounds like hard work...

 

[Dukat's Major]

^Whoa! Long time no see!

Hiya, tsq! Yep, I'm still around. Busy busy, mostly with writing stuff. But I finally felt like popping on big blue for a spin.

And when do I get that spleen, btw?

I'll catch him when he's nodding of to the History Channel, some night.

UH WHAH I mean ::whistles innocently::