re: #199 Decatur Deb
And therein lies an SF premise: Complications on the voyage of the Cóiste Bodhar , a funerary ship carrying remains to Earth from all the far-flung colonies.
I have a vague memory of an old SF story entitled (I think) “Cemetery Planet” which is based on Earth being one giant graveyard. Google Google &udm14 condom, ah “Cemetery World” by Clifford D. Simak.