Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, abandoned or forgotten during ambitious missions.

Before there was space tourism, there was space burial. Celestis has been sending cremated remains to space since 1997, when ...

Annual Conference and Exhibition, George Takei discussed his life as a closeted actor and why he came out at age 68.

Jill Jacobson (May 21, 1954) was an American actress who made her memorable impression in television, film, and the theater. Among Star Trek fans, she is perhaps best remembered for playing Vanessa in ...

Celestis, which recently conducted a mission from California, will send cremated remains or human DNA to outer space for ...

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit ...

The remains of more than 160 deceased people reached orbit yesterday on a spacecraft that hitched a ride on a SpaceX rocket.

Gene Hackman was well-known in the Santa Fe area for maintaining an active lifestyle, participating in yoga, boxing, Pilates, and as well as other hobbies.

Features Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novel Shows a Very Different Vision of the Trek Universe. For unfiltered Roddenberry Trek, look no further than his horny, timeline ...

Gene Roddenberry was a World War II pilot. Roddenberry enlisted with the U.S. Army Air Corps on December 18, 1941—11 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He flew 89 missions during World War II.

The Gene Roddenberry foundation will award $1 million to an early-stage venture focused on harnessing artificial intelligence in service of humanity.