[Spktyr]

Re: death in space: Um, unless the astronaut has requested otherwise, how about we simply adapt long-standing naval tradition (as sci-fi has already done) and have burial in space?

Failing that, wrap the corpse in a tarp or similar material and secure it to the outside of the orbiter hull until you're about to reenter earth orbit.

[gogeo]

Failing that, wrap the corpse in a tarp or similar material and secure it to the outside of the orbiter hull until you're about to reenter earth orbit...

Hey, it worked for Chevy Chase, right?