LAKELAND, Fla. — A U.S. Marine and his wife hope to send their son’s ashes to the moon.
Scott and Cori Gallagher misplaced their 11-year-old son, Matthew, unexpectedly in May.
“Honestly, it’s been the most traumatic thing you can really ever experience. He was my first baby, the first one to make me a mom,” stated Cori Gallagher, Matthew’s mom.
His mother and father stated he beloved using his bike and fishing. They stated Matthew made buddies simply.
“I’d like Matthew to be remembered as the kid had the contagious laugh, contagious smile. The kid who befriended everybody. He didn’t give you a choice if you wanted to be his friend, you were his friend,” stated Scott Gallagher, Matthew’s father.
The Gallagher household stated Matthew’s greatest dream was to change into an astronaut. He beloved area, aviation and expertise.
“My dad took him to Kennedy Space Center and they ended up getting season passes because he just kept wanting to go back and go back and go back,” stated Cori.
His mother and father stated he beloved watching SpaceX launches.
Scott Gallagher
“He had an extreme love for Elon Musk and everything SpaceX. We would sit up and watch all of the missions from Cape Canaveral going into space. We would download the live videos so we could watch,” stated Cori.
Matthew’s mother and father need to assist their son fulfill his greatest dream of turning into an astronaut. They discovered Celestis Memorial Spaceflights. The Destiny flight is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in 2023. The flight would convey Matthew’s ashes to area. He could be buried on the floor of the moon.
The flight begins at $12,000.
“Anybody who loses a child would do anything to fulfill their dream so we knew that we needed to do something space related,” stated Cori.
The household is amassing donations on a GoFundMe web page to pay for the mission. They are grateful to everybody who has supported them.
“With their help they can be part of his final mission and every time they look at the moon, they’re going to be able to know that they helped us get him there and know that he’s up there every night among the stars on the bright face of the moon shining down,” stated Cori.
To study extra about The Destiny flight go to here.