Aura Flights, UK (Sent Into Space)

Aura Flights, UK (Sent Into Space)
Description: Aura Flights offers a unique memorial service by scattering human ashes in space. Utilizing bespoke technology, they conduct flights to the stratosphere, releasing ashes at approximately 100,000 feet above Earth, allowing them to travel around the planet before returning to the surface as precipitation.
Vision:
To be the leading provider of space-based memorial services, offering a sustainable and memorable way to honor loved ones.
Mission:
To provide an exceptional and meaningful final journey for individuals, celebrating their lives by scattering their ashes in space.
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Key Milestones:
  • 2017: Aura Flights was established, conducting its first memorial space flight.
  • 2019: Launch of Aura Flights as commercial brand
  • 2020: Partnered with 1,000+ UK funeral homes
  • 2021: US service expansion
  • 2024 : The company reported having conducted over 300 memorial launches and being represented in over 1,000 UK funeral homes.
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Products & Services:
  • Stratospheric Ash Scattering Service: TRL: 9 (fully operational with hundreds of commercial missions completed)Application: Funeral/memorial services, symbolic space scattering, commemorative mediaDifferentiators: Dedicated single-flight missions; biodegradable scatter vessel; high-definition memorial video
  • Memorial Film Package: TRL: 9Differentiators: Professionally produced tribute film of the full flight and scattering sequence; personalized for each family
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