Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, abandoned or forgotten during ambitious missions.

Before there was space tourism, there was space burial. Celestis has been sending cremated remains to space since 1997, when ...

Annual Conference and Exhibition, George Takei discussed his life as a closeted actor and why he came out at age 68.

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 ...