死後升天？美企將為152人舉行太空葬禮，每克骨灰收費3萬多元

Funeral flight? SpaceX to send HUMAN ASHES into orbit aboard Falcon rocket... for $5k per gram

葬禮航班？SpaceX用獵鷹火箭將人類骨灰送入軌道衛星…每克收費5千美元

來源：今日俄羅斯 翻譯：世界播

SpaceX is prepping for a launch of its third Falcon Heavy rocket, this time loaded with 24 satellites, as well as more unusual cargo – none other than people』s remains.

美國太空探索技術公司正在為第三枚獵鷹重型火箭的發射做準備，這一次不僅搭載了24顆衛星，還搭載了一些十分不尋常的貨物——包括人類的骨灰。

The 「funeral flight」 is scheduled for late on Monday, June 24, and will see containers packed with the cremated remains of 152 people sent into orbit.

「葬禮航班」將於6月24日(周一)晚些時候起飛，屆時將有152位逝者的骨灰被送入太空中的軌道衛星中。

The 『cremains』 are stocked on the Falcon Heavy by a company called Celestis Memorial Spaceflights. The company buys out available room on spacecraft and packs it with tiny metal storage capsules filled with the ashes of people』s loved ones – all for the not-so-modest price of $5,000 per gram.

一家名為塞利斯蒂斯的公司在這列獵鷹重型火箭上購買了部分位置，並將這些逝者的「骨灰」裝在微型金屬膠囊骨灰盒裝里，屆時將搭乘該火箭進入太空，不過所有這些都不那麼便宜，因為每一克就要收費5000美元。

The capsules will be on one of the satellites carried by the Falcon Heavy, which will float in orbit for as long as the satellite operates.

這些骨灰盒將被放置在獵鷹重型運載火箭攜帶的一顆衛星上，只要這顆衛星運行，它就會在軌道上漂浮。

Every capsule is etched with a tombstone-like inscription, including phrases like 「Reach for the stars!」 and 「Space Truckin』 Forever.」

每個骨灰盒都刻著類似「墓志銘」的文字，包括「伸手摘星星！」和「永遠的太空旅行」。

The Falcon Heavy flight is not the first time that human 『cremains』 will be sent into space. Operating since 1994, Celestis has already flown its ash-filled capsules on 15 different rockets: eight suborbital flights, six into orbit around Earth, and even one to the Moon. Among the company』s most famous cremains were those of Star Trek actor James Doohan, who died in 2005. Apart from orbital flights, the company also facilitates the voyages of ashes into deep space. However, the cost of these begins at $12,500 per gram.

獵鷹重型火箭並不是首次將人類「骨灰」送入太空。自1994年開始運營以來，塞利斯蒂斯公司已經通過15種不同的火箭將「骨灰盒」送入太空（即「太空葬禮」服務）：其中包括8次亞軌道飛行，6次繞地球軌道飛行，甚至一次飛向月球。該公司曾將2005年去世的《星際迷航》演員詹姆斯?杜漢的骨灰送往太空，這是該公司最著名的一次「太空葬禮」服務。除了軌道飛行外，該公司還提供讓骨灰永遠在太空中旅行的服務。但是，這些費用均是每克12500美元起。

However, for the 『cremains』 to enter orbit, the rocket company first has to deal with what Elon Musk, the SpaceX founder, has called 「our most difficult launch ever.」 This may be due to the specifics of the satellites which the Falcon Heavy will carry, as well as their loads. One of them, for instance, is NASA』s Deep Space Atomic Clock, aimed at changing space navigation techniques.

然而，要讓「骨灰」進入軌道，這家火箭公司首先必須處理美國太空探索技術公司創始人埃隆?馬斯克所說的「我們有史以來最艱難的發射」。之所以稱為艱難，可能是由於獵鷹重型運載火箭將攜帶的衛星及其負載的具體情況決定的。例如，美國宇航局的深空原子鐘就是其中之一，該裝置旨在改變太空導航技術。

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