SpaceX launched its 22nd rocket of the year on Wednesday, the Transporter-5 rideshare mission, which included delivery of the cremated remains of 47 people to space for the space burial company Celestis.

Would honestly not mind if ghouls elected to send their ashes into the void so we don’t have to share this planet with them anymore but then again less capitalist graves to defile via piss

  • ToastGhost [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    even if we lose some of the water to long distance missions, earth is constantly gaining new material from micrometeorites and dust

      • ToastGhost [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        about 40 tons of various materials each day, i would assume at least some of that is ice or water vapor

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          Huh, that's a lot more than I expected.