pepinyourstep29 t1_j2xbncw wrote on January 4, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by lunakat6 in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator

No, those are all obstacles we've already overcome with space probes. Biggest obstacle is just time.

Also I didn't realize your question was about sending a dead body out of the solar system lol

We've sent probes outside of the solar system already. Wouldn't be hard to send an inert coffin the same way.

lunakat6 t1_j2xcpzb wrote on January 4, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Cool. Thanks. So just shot me off into the unknown when my time comes.

headlessplatter t1_j2xjr94 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 5:27 PM

According to NASA (https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/fact-sheet/), the cost to sent Voyager 1 and 2 out of our Solar System was about $865M--an amount I could not afford, but still comfortably within the reach of certain individuals.

mfb- t1_j2xueou wrote on January 4, 2023 at 6:32 PM

An expendable Falcon Heavy can do that on a direct route (no course corrections needed) for $150 million or so.

A partially reusable Falcon Heavy or even smaller rockets can do it with fly-by maneuvers, but then you need course corrections on the way to aim more precisely, which means you need some sort of active spacecraft. The launch gets cheaper but the spacecraft will cost something.

lunakat6 t1_j2xvo8d wrote on January 4, 2023 at 6:40 PM

I think I only really need a lift on a shuttle. No need to waste earths resources/money on a probe or anything. Just open the doors and chuck me out. Or shoot me out like a torpedo.