NASA Does Not Have a Standard Procedure for Dead Body

Chris Hadfield reported that they have to go through contingency simulations where they pretend to be killed. They take turns offing the different astronauts in these contingency sims and running through the, how does this get handled? The question of what do you do with the body is one of the things that always gets left unanswered when you ask an astronaut. When you ask an engineer, a possible solution is brought up, which is you put them in space so they essentially freeze dry really fast. Then you use the robotic arm to shake the bejesus out of that. So they break into a million pieces, take up less room, you bring them on board and then you figure out what to