Who was the first person to have their ashes scattered in space?

Answer 1

The practice of space burials is a very recent practice due to the technical difficulties involved in launching an object into space. The very first space burial Earthview 01: The Founders Flight was launched on April 21, 1997. An aircraft carried a modified Pegasus rocket containing samples of the remains of 24 people to an altitude of 11 km (38,000 feet) above the Canary Islands. The rocket then carried the remains on an elliptical orbit with an apogee of 578 km (361 miles) and a perigee of 551 km (344 miles), rotating around earth once every 96 minutes until reentry on May 20, 2002, northeast of Australia. Famous people buried on this flight were Gene Roddenberry and Timothy Leary.
Taurus launch from Vandenberg AFB
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Taurus launch from Vandenberg AFB

The second space burial was the burial of a sample of the remains of Dr. Eugene Shoemaker on the moon by the Lunar Prospector probe, launched on January 7, 1998 by a three-stage Athena rocket. The probe containing scientific instruments and the ashes of Dr. Shoemaker impacted the moon near the lunar south pole on 4:52 a.m. Central Daylight Time, July 31, 1999.

Answer 2

The very first space burial Earthview was launched on April 21, 1997.

A Pegasus rocket containing samples of the remains of 24 people was used.

Famous people buried on this flight were Gene Roddenberry and Timothy Leary.

Answer 3

Gene Roddenberry and Timothy Leary.

Answer 4

The Columbia Crew

Answer 5

My guess is Timothy Leary.

Answer 6

Whoever was in the first rocket to burn up on re-entry.

Answer 7

gene roddenberry (of star trek fame)

Answer 8

gene roddenberry

Answer 9

who knows

Answer 10

Nobody.