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Space Beyond
[edit]Space Beyond, LLC is an American company that sends symbolic portions of cremated human or pet remains into low Earth orbit, a practice known as space burial.[1][2] It markets the $249 service under the brand name Ashes to Space.[1][3] The company is based in Satellite Beach, Florida, and was founded by Ryan Mitchell, a former Blue Origin engineer.[1][4]
History
[edit]Mitchell worked on NASA's Space Shuttle program before spending nearly a decade at Blue Origin.[1][4] He said the idea for the company came from an experience scattering a family member's ashes at sea.[5][4]
According to SpaceNews, Space Beyond initially sought funding through a Kickstarter campaign that reached less than nine percent of its goal before the company moved to self-funded, direct sales.[6] Techcrunch similarly described the company as bootstrapped rather than venture-funded.[1] Mitchell told SpaceNews that the company's real competition was inaction: "We're competing with the shelf and the back corner of the closet."[7]
In 2026, Space Beyond announced a launch services agreement with Arrow Science and Technology, a launch integrator based in Webster, Texas, to launch its first dedicated memorial spacecraft using an XTERRA XCD deployer.[1][6][8]
Service
[edit]Customers send a symbolic portion of cremated remains, about one gram, which the company integrates into a cubesat carrying material from up to 1,000 participants per launch.[1][9][8] The company calls its customers "Ashtronauts" and provides a collection kit and post-launch mission tracking information.[3][9]
The company's first mission is scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-22 rideshare flight, planned for no earlier than October 2027, launching on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Vandenburg Space Force Base.[4] The spacecraft is intended to fly in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of approximately 550 kilometers (341 miles) and remain in orbit for about five years before reentering the atmosphere, during which the vehicle is intended to disintegrate in the upper atmosphere.[1][4][10]
See also
[edit]- Space burial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_burial)
- Private spaceflight (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_spaceflight)
- Cremation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremation)
- Small satellite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_satellite)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O'Kane, Sean (2026-01-23). "This startup will send 1,000 people's ashes to space -- affordably -- in 2027". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ Staff, FOX 35 Digital (2025-04-03). "Affordable 'space burials' for cremated remains offered by Florida-based Space Beyond". FOX 35 Orlando. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Hartley, Patricia (2026-03-11). "A $249 Ticket to the Stars: Space Beyond Is Democratizing Ashes to Space". Connecting Directors. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lagatta, Eric. "What are cosmic burials? New company offers memorial spaceflights". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ "Videos". FOX 35 Orlando. FOX 35 Orlando. 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- 1 2 Rainbow, Jason (2026-01-23). "Space Beyond lines up 2027 SpaceX launch for low-cost memorial cubesat". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ Rainbow, Jason (2025-09-09). "The business case for resting among the stars". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- 1 2 Young, Chris. "CubeSat mission for 1,000 memorials targets low cost access to orbit". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- 1 2 "Georgia company offers to launch your loved one's ashes into space - CBS Atlanta". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- ↑ Beyond, Space (2026-01-23). "First Ashes to Space™ Mission Scheduled — How It Works And Why It Matters". Ashes to Space. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
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