A Houston company which already sends human remains out of this world is to offer the same memorial space flights for pets.

Celestis announced that rockets carrying the cremated remains of dogs and cats will start in the autumn. The cost will be about the same as for human remains sent into space and returned, starting at about $995.

Celestis has for years been offering a rocket service that takes partial human remains into space and brings them back, including the ashes of Star Trek TV show creator Gene Roddenberry.

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