The Space Show and Dr. David Livingston welcomed Brett Stroozas, Elysium Space Director of Flight Operations, to the 90 minutes program (aired on April 14th, 2014) to discuss the company. Brett went over Elysium Space services and marketing to both customers in the U.S. as well as Japan where cremation is the common thing. Read […]
On Earth, a columbarium is a place offering multiple niches for the respectful storage of cremation urns. Fine examples of these are the columbaria in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, Golders Green Crematorium in London, or the architecturally renowned Columbarium of San Francisco, where Elysium Space is based. As the time has come to lift […]
All the Elysium Space team has been extremely busy since we launched our service last year in the United States and Japan. It has been our greatest pleasure to receive a fantastic feedback from all over the world. More than ever, we are dedicated to offer the most meaningful celestial services, which are within reach […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KCRA) — A new San Francisco company, Elysium, caters to clients that want to pay tribute to loved ones by sending their ashes to outer space. Interest in sending cremated remains to the final frontier began with the launch of the space shuttle Columbia in October 1992. STS-52 was a unique mission, partially […]
Instead of giving your loved ones a traditional burial, why not send them off in style with a memorial spaceflight? That’s the vision of Elysium Space, a company that aims to launch portions of cremated human remains into space. Under Elysium Space’s plan, human ashes will launch into space and orbit the Earth for several […]
Burial options in Japan are expanding beyond the traditional Buddhist ceremony. You can now send a loved one’s ashes into space. Closely held Elysium Space Inc. is offering a service in Japan to send a portion of a person’s cremated remains in a capsule that will circle the earth for several months for $1,990. Relatives […]
TOKYO, JAPAN AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – October 1, 2013 The San Francisco-based company Elysium Space, Inc. is announcing today the opening of its memorial spaceflight service in Japan. At just $1,990, Elysium Space is making space burial affordable for everyone. “The final frontier is an exceptional place to celebrate the life of someone you […]
Whether you want your ashes scattered, cremated or safely stored in an ornamental urn, there are dozens of ways to plan your final passage. But shooting them into space is definitely new on the list. Elysium Space, a privately-owned new business that launched in 2013, may not be able to shoot you off to Mars […]
Want to host a burial that’s out of this world? There’s an app for that. Established in 2013, Elysium Space — named after the state of perpetual happiness in Greek mythology (and not after the eponymous Matt Damon movie) — is offering to send people’s ashes to space for $1,990, Gawker reports. The “Memorial Spaceflight […]
The public’s fascination with outer space travel has just beamed up a notch in what some might call a morbid manner. A new startup company called Elysium Space is taking orders to send your cremated remains (or those of any dearly departed) into Earth orbit for just under $2,000. Reservations are currently accepted for next […]
