Say that someone died from cancer or lung disease or any other non-violent means. One that did not overtly damage the body. Freeze them up...put them in a craft where decomposition was eliminated...and send them away....into space...with no expectation of return. Your thoughts?
2007-09-11 07:51:40 · 6 answers · asked by Sapper 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That's the main premise of 3001, one of the sequels to 2001 by Arthur C Clarke.
2007-09-11 08:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like a question that was asked all the way from the "Star Trek" universe! I expect that, because a casket-craft that needs to be invented so that decomposition does not occur, the dead corpse does not decay. It would remain in a mummy-like state, and if the craft lands in some terrestrial planet where it is aging fast, we better rescue the body (if possible) before it ages fast.
2007-09-11 15:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by Erik G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what purpose?
To help the body? To help us? To help aliens?
I can't think of a benefit. Remember that water, of which our body is about 2/3, expands when it freezes. That means that all the cell walls would break when the water in the body froze.
2007-09-11 15:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cannot think of any viable reason why one might want to do that. They are going to come back down sooner or later, and get burned to a crisp.
2007-09-11 15:10:33 · answer #4 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what purpose would you spend all that money for a launch?
2007-09-11 15:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a *lot* cheaper to bury 'em. Or cremate them.
2007-09-11 14:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋