Reentry from orbit fails, DNA and ashes of 166 deceased lost

166 capsules containing DNA and ashes of deceased people and pets that were launched into orbit for a memorial flight by the Texas company Celestis, a pioneer in space burial services, have been lost in the Pacific Ocean . The cargo was on board the 'Mission Possible' spacecraft from the private European manufacturer The Exploration Company, which left for a test flight on June 23 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California thanks to the shared SpaceX Transporter-14 mission. "Our Mission Possible spacecraft achieved partial success," The Exploration Company notes in a note on Linkedin. "The capsule was successfully launched, powered up the payloads nominally in orbit, stabilized after separation from the launcher, re-entered and re-established communication after a blackout. However, based on our current knowledge, it encountered a problem later and we lost communication a few minutes before splashdown ." The anomaly that occurred during reentry, probably a failure in the parachute system , caused the vehicle to impact the Pacific Ocean and disperse its contents into the sea, including the 166 capsules with the remains of the deceased launched into orbit for a final farewell in space. The Celestis company believes it cannot recover them and communicates in a note that it will offer support to the families of the deceased.