Space Burial Capsule with Ashes and Seeds Crashes into Pacific Ocean
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A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people and cannabis seeds crashed into the Pacific Ocean after re-entry failure, dispersing its contents at sea. The capsule was part of a memorial spaceflight and also included cannabis plant matter for scientific study, but was lost after an anomaly during re-entry.
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