SpaceLaunch has also received a number of inquiries, but they have not sold any trusts as of March 1998. Both Celestis and SpaceLaunch expect the demand for space burial to rise as more successful launches are completed and more publicity about them is generated. As the cost for launch continues to fall, it will likely become the preferred method of burial to the educated and environmentally conscious citizens of the world. Demand is higher in foreign countries where cremation is more common and space for burial on land is costly. The potential market spans the globe.
Prices vary with the cost of the launch as noted above.
Celestis does not cremate the body, that has to be handled by the customer before sending the ashes to Celestis. SpaceLaunch promises a rate that will be half that amount. Conclusion To date, the Celestis company has launched the most burials in space, but competition waits in the wings. SpaceLauch corporation actively seeks participants in its space burial trust foundation. The trust assures participants of a launch into space beyond Earth's orbit, or at double the cost, to the Moon or Mars.