A German startup is looking into how communications were lost with a memorial space flight capsule on its return to Earth.

The flight, named the Perseverance Flight, was designed to offer families a unique cosmic tribute, sending cremated remains and DNA samples into low Earth orbit.

After launch, the capsule entered Earth’s orbit and completed two rounds. All instruments worked fine, but contact was lost just minutes before its re-entry into the atmosphere ...

The relatives of around 160 people sent their ashes on a journey to space and back—but they won't be getting them back. The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" Nyx capsule, launched on a SpaceX ...

The mission, which was carried out in partnership with a Texas-based company specializing in space burials, had a clear goal ...

The ashes were lost alongside a collection of cannabis plant matter and seeds donated by a citizen science project seeking to ...

The Nyx capsule, which carried the ashes and DNA of 166 deceased participants courtesy of Texas-based company Celestis, ...

We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4, 1957. As ...

When your space-obsessed loved ones die, you can spend $3,500 to send their cremated remains out into orbit. That price only ...

Celestis, which recently conducted a mission from California, will send cremated remains or human DNA to outer space for ...

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit ...

Sci-fi fan Steve Nielson’s remains were aboard a memorial spaceflight sent into orbit. They were supposed to be returned to ...