Already exists. SpaceX launched ~150 sets of cremated remains back in July, organized by a company called Celestis [1].

https://www.celestis.com/

Wow, TIL thanks.

> The Voyager service is a true mission of exploration, sending the Celestis spacecraft carrying cremated remains or DNA on a permanent celestial journey, well beyond the Moon.

> Starting at $12,500

(This is the most expensive option)

You're still going to have to fill out a bunch of FAA paperwork about your ability to provide control over your box full of urns and ensure it re-enters in a predictable fashion and timeline.

Or just make sure it gets boosted into a graveyard orbit.

Did you just learn this term from today's xkcd? Because I did.

Congratulations of being one of today's lucky 10000!

Space burial was also discussed on xkcd, though not launching ashes but whole corpse: https://what-if.xkcd.com/134/

https://storage.googleapis.com/rideshare-static/Rideshare_Pa... Here is the guide from SpaceX on the specific details.

The biggest size for each smallsat is 24" x 24" x 24", but they also offer a smaller 15" size.

Or you could ship the ashes further out to the moon with dhl