Company wants to launch ashes into SPACE to become 'shooting stars' Elysium Space plans to launch its first "memorial flights" by summer 2014 Ashes orbit for months before burning up and becoming a shooting star The firm has already launched a mobile app to track these ashes in orbit It is working with space transport companies SpaceX and Civeit Forget scattering ashes into the sea, or even turning your loved ones remains into vinyl records, the latest way to honour your dearly departed is to launch them into space so they can become a shooting star. Elysium Space is hoping to launch its first so-called 'memorial flights' in summer 2014 from Cape Canaveral in Florida. As part of the plans, the human remains will be launched into space and orbit the Earth for 'several months' before burning up in the atmosphere and becoming a 'shooting star.' California-based Elysium Space plans to launch its first 'memorial flights' by summer 2014. The firm has already launched a mobile app, pictured, to track these ashes and as part of the plans urns will orbit Earth for 'several months' before burning up in the atmosphere and becoming a shooting star The company plans to work with space transport companies including SpaceX, Civeit and Orbital Sciences to launch the flights. The price of a launch is $1,900 (£1,180) and for that, customers will be sent a kit containing a scoop to transfer "a symbolic portion" of ashes into an enclosed ash capsule. The capsule can be engraved with three initials and customers can also write a remembrance message of up to 80 characters that will be added to the metal plates attached on the spacecraft. Once the ashes have been put into the capsule, customers post it back to Elysium Space to prepare it for the flight. The price of an Elysium Space launch is $1,900 (£1,180). For that, customers will be sent a kit containing a scoop to transfer 'a symbolic portion' of ashes into an enclosed ash capsule. Capsules can be engraved with three initials and customers can also write a remembrance message of up to 80 characters that will be added to the metal plates attached on the spacecraft. Family members will get an invitation to the launch viewing event as well as a video of the takeoff. After the launch, a certificate will be sent to the family to commemorate the completion of the memorial flight. Family members will also get an invitation to the launch viewing event as well as a video of the takeoff. The California-based firm has already launched a mobile app to track the ashes sent into space on the flights. The app's description reads: "The final frontier is an exceptional place to honour and celebrate the life of someone you love.Elysium Space offers awe-inspiring memorial spaceflights to have a symbolic portion of a departed's ashes launched into space. Our specially designed memorial spacecraft respectfully and peacefully orbits the Earth for several months. For that, customers will be sent a kit containing a scoop to transfer 'a symbolic portion' of ashes into an ash capsule. After the launch, a certificate will be sent to the family and the app will track the capsules precise location in relation to Earth and other planets, pictured Family and friends follow this journey through the stars using the Elysium Mobile App, which shows in real-time the spacecraft location and how the world looks from this majestic place. 'Eventually, in a last poetic moment, the spacecraft harmlessly re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, blazing as a shooting star.' The firm adds that the plans adhere to space environment rules and the spacecraft and ashes have been designed not to create orbital pollution. Another firm called Celestis began launching memorial flights in 1997 and the first flight carried the remains of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the Star Trek series.