Multilevel Irony

[Danzig]

but how the bloody hell do ashes get burned?

it is a shame about the 208 sets of ashes not getting to outer space.
i'll be wondering this wknd when i dust the furniture......

Originally Posted by Danzig

but how the bloody hell do ashes get burned?

one level of irony...

They could have sent their whole body up and achieved the same results
at a much higher price... payload's a bitch.

[hi_im_god]

i don't know a lot of the details about this launch but there isn't a whole lot put into orbit that won't eventually return anyway.

did they send it up on a pegasus?

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i don't know a lot of the details about this launch but there isn't a whole lot put into orbit that won't eventually return anyway.

did they send it up on a pegasus?

It was a private venture, cant remember the rocket but not a pegasus.
It was their third failure. The majority of the money was to be made from 3 satellites the rocket was carrying. Its the guy who sold Paypal to ebay for around 2 billion bucks who owns the company doing this.

I think the ashes were supposed to keep going being pulled off to who knows where.
I will attempt to find the story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sc...0GWeQWO7dEuTzg

[hi_im_god]

interesting.

should give those signed up for virgin galactic pause.