Mission to send human ashes to space ends in crash into ocean
A memorial spaceflight carrying the ashes and DNA of 166 people crashed into the Pacific Ocean on June 24 after a parachute failure. The Nyx capsule, part of SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission, was unrecoverable. Families mourn the loss, while operator Celestis and The Exploration Company face scrutiny amid growing demand for space funerals.