Hair samples from some former US presidents will be sent into space. In this respect informs Celeste company.
Celestis is based in Texas and specializes in “commemoration flights” – space funerals. The company now says it will launch “what we believe is the true DNA of former U.S. presidents” into space in late 2023 on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket. According to the plans, the rocket will launch from Cape Canaveral, launch two satellites into Earth orbit, send a special apparatus to the Moon and a capsule with biological samples into deep space.
In total, four presidents will have hair on board: Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, and George Washington. All samples were donated to the company by an anonymous donor and have a certificate of authenticity. Originally, they were in the collection of Louis Moucherot, who died in 2014, who collected the hair of celebrities.
The estimated cost of burying it in deep space using the company’s services is $12,500.