Hair Today, in an Alien Zoo Tomorrow

Whatever will those US space boffins at Celestis Inc think of next?

After rocketing the ashes of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry into deep space, they have realised there is money in them thar hills, and they have come up with the commercial Encounter 2001 mission.

For $60 you will be able to send a strand of your hair into space along will millions of other punters. Your locks will be rocketed into the void on the back of an Ariane rocket, said vessel then launching a new deep space explorer craft currently under construction by one of the large aero-space giants.

As the name suggests, the mission launch is planned for 2001 - hopefully cashing in on Kubrick fever - which puts Sol system exit at around 2014.

DNA resurrection by aliens may take a little longer.

You will be reassured to know that the interstellar explorer will be accompanied by a digital disk filled with as much of human knowledge and culture as can be fitted into it.

So when you do end up in an alien zoo, you will at least be able to listen to the gentle crooning tones of Dean Martin or read the collected works of John Grisham.

What a comfort.

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