Celestis, Inc., a subsidiary of Space Services Holdings, Inc., is a memorial spaceflight provider. As a pioneer in the space burial industry, Celestis launches cremated remains and DNA samples into various destinations, including Earth orbit, the lunar surface, and deep space. Celestis purchases space on various launch vehicles as a secondary payload. The company has flown remains of notable figures like Gene Roddenberry and offers services for both humans and pets.
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Celestis has been sending ashes and DNA into space since 1994, including sending the cremated remains of 24 people on the Founders Flight in 1997.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander carried five NASA payloads and cremated human remains provided by Celestis and Elysium Space.
Celestis and Elysium Space are companies that provide memorial services by transporting human cremated remains into outer space.
The payload for the flight, named Mission Posible, included ashes and DNA of over 166 deceased individuals, provided by Celestis.
Celestis and Elysium Space were the two companies that submitted the cremated human remains as payloads.
The Vulcan Centaur’s upper stage was headed to deep space and contained human remains for another Celestis mission.
Charles Chafer, CEO of Celestis, argued that their memorials on the Moon are handled with care and reverence.
The Celestis memorial payload aboard Cert-1 includes DNA samples of former U.S. presidents George Washington, John F. Kennedy, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The Celestis payload aboard Cert-1 carries DNA samples of former U.S. presidents George Washington, John F. Kennedy, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The planned Celestis mission intended to send 118 passengers' cremated remains into space via a suborbital flight from Spaceport America.
Celestis organizes memorial spaceflights that send small containers of cremated remains into space and returns them to Earth.
Celestis, Inc. entered into a launch services agreement with United Launch Alliance to host a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight payload aboard the initial flight of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur planned for later 2022.
Celestis’ first mission was the 1997 Founders Flight and the company has completed 16 subsequent missions to date.
Celestis launched Gene Roddenberry’s ashes to space in 1997 on an Orbital Sciences rocket.
Sherpa-FX will include telemetry hosted payloads from Celestis, NearSpace Launch, Space Domain Awareness Inc., and Keplerian Technologies/Tiger Innovations designed to identify and track satellites after separation.