Celestis Inc, which has provided memorial space flights for human
remains since 1997, will launch its first commercial pet memorial
spaceflight in October 2014 with the remains of a blue merle
Australian shepherd, named Apollo, the company said.
The pet services, such as one dubbed Earth Rise, start at $995 and
include having the pet’s remains into flown into space on a
commercial flight and returned to the owner.
The space send-off options go up to $12,500, which allows the pet’s
remains to be launched into deep space or to visit the moon.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2014/Aug/01/images/ads/current/class_rent_bch.png) Memorial service are available before blast off and families can
witness most of the launches, depending on location, the company
said.
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"Our pet service flights are an idea that’s been a long time
coming," Celestis Chief Executive Charles Chafer said.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Bill Trott)
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