The ashes of Vitaly Fedorov, a 44-year veteran of the Russian space industry, will be delivered into orbit and burst into open space. Fedorov was involved in virtually every major space launch in Russia during his career. He started as part of the lunar program, participating in the launch of the Buran-Energia spacecraft. Last week he died at his home in Novosibirsk following a long struggle with an illness. Read more