SpaceX Falcon Heavy will carry the remains of 152 people into space

Remains of 152 people are set to be blasted into orbit on board Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy after loved ones pay $5000 to place the human ashes on the rocket SpaceX Falcon Heavy is due to blast off from Florida on Monday night The highly-anticipated launch of the  spacecraft will send 24 different satellites into the Earth's orbit Falcon Heavy will also be carrying the remains of 152 people, whose loved ones have paid for the ashes to be sent into space through company Celestis DNA  The business has been operating since 1994, and has helped launch the remains of a number of notable people into space, including Star Trek's James Doohan 

By Andrew Court For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:00 BST, 23 June 2019 | Updated: 04:41 BST, 23 June 2019

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The remains of 152 people will be blasted into orbit next week on board Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy.

The launch is scheduled to take place late Monday night in Florida, and while space aficionados can hardly contain their excitement, it'll be a far more emotional moment for those whose loved one's ashes are on board. 

The families of the 152 deceased have organized the unique send-off through Celestis DNA - a company that works to place human remains on board various spacecrafts. 

Back in 2018, each of the families paid upwards of $5000 to have up to seven grams of ashes put onto the spacecraft.

The ashes of the deceased

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