A startup offering «funerals in space» lost the ashes of 166 people on the way

News Science and space 07-07-2025 at 13:05 comment
The ashes of 166 people were launched in the Nyx capsule from the German startup The Exploration Company (TEC) in late June — but the planned «funeral in space» never took place, as the vehicle and its cargo were lost in the Pacific Ocean after two successful orbits around the Earth.

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