Pet Owner Goes Above and Beyond
Pikachu is going to outer space! The tabby cat nmaed after a Pokemon character recently passed away from feline diabetes and the cat’s owner wants to launch it to outer…
WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 17: In this photo provided by NASA, The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 11th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,600 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty ImagesPikachu is going to outer space!
The tabby cat nmaed after a Pokemon character recently passed away from feline diabetes and the cat's owner wants to launch it to outer space for a space "burial.”
“Pikachu will have a final send-off like no cat has ever had before,” Steve Munt, Pikachu’s owner, wrote on a GoFundMe page. “A portion of his remains, from his heart, will be launched into orbit, where he will watch over the Earth, and we can track his location as he showers the world with love.”
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A company that also offers memorial spaceflights for humans called Celestis, will send the Pikachu's cremated remains to space as a small secondary payload on a satellite launch. It is expected to blast off from Earth within the next 18 months, according to Space dot com.
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