The ashes of a NASA astronaut who was never able to accomplish his dream of traveling into space are set to fulfill his dream. The launch will be carried out by celestisflights, a memorial spaceflight service.
Philip Chapman, an Australian-born astronaut who died in April 2021 at the age of 86, is due to be sent into space on April 28 after an earlier flight was delayed, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The launch will be carried out by Celestis Inc., a memorial spaceflight service, in an Earth Rise Service. His remains will be among 120 others who will be flown into space for a 30-minute flight.“We are honored that Dr.
However, the project was canceled due to a lack of funding. His widow, Maria Tseng, told the Phoenix Times that he was"very, very extremely alarmed" by the cancellation of the program and saw it as a divergence of NASA's mission.
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