Beyond the Grave: Death Gets More Interesting

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Going six feet under is just so passé.
A new underwater memorial reef set to open off the coast of Florida is part of an emerging trend for offbeat burials, sending people to new frontiers after they die, from outer space down to the ocean floor.
The man-made reef—the world's largest—will offer room for the remains of up to 125,000 individuals, said Jerry Norman, CEO of The Neptune Society, the group responsible for creating the revolutionary resting place.
"The Neptune Memorial Reef provides a natural setting for loved ones that is also a awe-inspiring desti
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Space burials are currently offered by one company, Celestis, who include the remains as a secondary payload, usually along with commercial satellite launches.
The late Gene Roddenberry, creator of "Star Trek," and the eccentric author Timothy Leary made the trip on the same rocket flight in 1997.

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/071203-offbeat-burials.html