DESPERATELY SEEKING BORED SPACE GEEKS:

By 2008 a Californian company will be offering you the opportunity to send something into space and back for only $99. “We’ll launch anything, as long as it’s legal,” says Michael Mealling, of Masten Space Systems. Of course, when he says “anything,” he means anything that will fit into a canister the size of a pop can. They figure a lot of people will want to give the ashes of their dead relatives a ride into space. But hurry, the $99 price is an introductory offer and will be regularly priced at $199. Get yours at Masten-space.com