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Another reason to consider cremation?
A small portion — 1 gram — of the encapsulated cremated remains of one person can be sent to the moon for $9,995. The price includes the option of watching the launch, an inscription of the deceased's name on an accompanying plaque, and complimentary scattering of the remainder of the remains at sea near the launch site.
These prices do not include cremation, which can generally cost about $2,000, said Doug Sholette, funeral director of the Frary Funeral Home in Ogdensburg, N.Y. For comparison, coffin burials on Earth usually cost at least $5,000, Sholette said.
One gram of cremated remains is less than 1 percent of the average person's remains, which usually weigh 3 to 5 pounds, Sholette said.
When Celestis sends a person's ashes to the moon, they stay within a capsule in a spacecraft on the lunar surface forever, and are not dispersed.