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A wife fulfilled the wish of her dead husband. She sent her husband’s ashes into space. However, he had to spend lakhs of rupees to complete this work. Let us tell you how he accomplished this work.
Many people dream of going to space, but it is not within everyone’s reach. You have to become an astronaut, the process of which is quite complicated. Only after that one can go to space. Or there is also an option to go to space through space tourism but its cost is quite high. But have you ever heard that someone’s ashes go into space? A woman has fulfilled the dream of her dead husband, which he could not fulfill while he was alive. After the death of her husband, the woman sent her husband’s ashes into space. But for this he had to spend lakhs of rupees.
“Sean used to say that when he dies, he wants his ashes to be scattered among the stars.” When 52-year-old Shawn Marshall died in February, his wife Annette Marshall did everything she could to fulfill his last wish. Shaun was once a very lively, sociable and happy person, but over the years, pancreatic disease weakened both his health and personality. His wife Annette, 53, from Kent, who is a driving instructor, was determined to give him the farewell he had always imagined. Shawn was a former train driver, loved traveling, dancing and most of all, had an immense love for space. At first Annette thought that all this was not possible but while searching on Google she found a company called Aura Flights which specializes in scattering people’s ashes in space.
The husband died due to pancreas disease. (Photo: Dailystar)
Company sends ashes into space
This company was founded by engineers Chris Rose and Alex Baker. Initially, he used to send cameras into space while he was a student at the University of Sheffield. The amazing pictures of the Earth taken by the camera inspired him to do more such projects. Chris explains, “The view from space is incredible, with Earth’s blue atmospheric stripes, black sky and the planet’s beautiful curvature.” Aura Flights sends the ashes of two-three people into space every week. They use stratospheric balloons, which carry ash capsules to a height of 120,000 feet. During this time the cameras record the entire journey.
