The NYX spacecraft, with more than 150 DNA capsules and human residues, has fallen into the Pacific Ocean, which has been lost. Gizmodo reports .
The mission was intended to honor the memory of the dead, briefly launching their remains into space, followed by return to Earth. The remains were to be returned to families after the flight, but this will not happen - due to a technical malfunction, the capsule disappeared forever.
Falcon 9 rocket , developed by SpaceX . There were 70 cargoes on board rockets for various customers, including the NYX reusable spacecraft, created by the European Exploration .
The ship reached the orbit, but when returning to the ground, the parachute system did not work. NYX entered the atmosphere without braking and burned or sank in the Pacific, leaving no chance of restoring memorial cargo.
This flight has become part of cooperation with Celestis specializing in space burials. Among the passengers of capsules are representatives from different countries, including veterans, scientists and cultural figures whom relatives wanted to honor through flight into space.
