Ted Williams' body (or at least his head) is rumored to be frozen like Walt Disney's supposedly is. Perhaps he'll be cloned, too:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/776886.asp

Why in the HECK might this news potentially belong in a space policy digest? Well, isn't such technology probably going to remain necessary for sending humans to distant galaxies? As for cloning's potential usefulness, the Schwarzeneggar movie The Sixth Day comes to mind (as one could theoretically clone one's body and transfer one's memories [or at least one's memory-laden brain lobes] to the younger version of one's self).

Cloning (and in some places I suppose cryogenics) may be immoral, and even illegal in the USA BUT there are nearly 300 other countries in the world. Some welcome (or at least don't discourage) such potential cash cow industries. Whether space lovers think it should be banned here in the USA, too, remains to be seen. I can think of plenty of people who would pay a bundle for near immortality so the near term markets exist, while deep space propulsion methods are perfected.

I sincerely apologize if any of what's above offends anyone for religious reasons. But then again some folks used to claim many decades ago that desegregation was against their religion too, which suggests that morality evolves with the times.