This article is about the space burial company. For the city, see Jerusalem. For the fictional city, see Celestis (Stargate).
Celestis, Inc. is a company that launches cremated human remains into space, a procedure known as a space burial. It is a subsidiary of the private space company Space Services Inc.[1] The company purchases launches as a secondary payload on various launch vehicles, and launches samples of a person's cremated remains. Launching an individual's entire cremated remains (which weigh between four and eight pounds)[2] would be prohibitively expensive for most people, so Celestis launches small portions of 1-7 grams.[3]
Celestis has flown a number of notable participants over the years. Its first flight – The Founders Flight — carried cremated remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and 1960s icon Timothy Leary into Earth orbit. Also on board were remains of physicist and space visionary Gerard K. O'Neill, noted rocket scientist Krafft A. Ehricke, and 20 others.[4] Dr. Eugene Shoemaker — a famous planetary geologist and co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 – was launched to the Moon on NASA's Lunar Prospector mission in 1998: Celestis helped friends of Dr. Shoemaker include a sample of his cremated remains on that mission.[5] Mercury 7 astronaut L. Gordon Cooper,[6]Star Trek actor James Doohan ("Mr. Scott"),[7] and a host of others from various walks of life were launched on board The Legacy Flight in 2007.[8]Titanic explorer Ralph White was on board the Discovery[9] and Pioneer[10] flights.
Family members and friends of flight participants usually can attend the launch. Celestis usually arranges for a tour of the launch facility and hosts a non-sectarian memorial service prior to the launch.[3] Celestis also helps people prearrange their own memorial spaceflights for the future.[11]
Reached orbit, on a canister attached to the Falcon 9 launch vehicle's second stage.[20] Reentered Earth's atmosphere on 27 June 2012.[21] It carried the ashes of 308 people, 1-gram per person.[22]
Launch vehicle failure All the capsules containing the ashes were successfully recovered, and they are scheduled to be launched again in 2024 on the “Perseverance Flight”.[33]
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^"Tribute Flight | Celestis Memorial Spaceflights".
^"Starseeker Flight | Celestis Memorial Spaceflights".
^"Heritage Flight". Celestis. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^Mack, Eric (23 June 2019). "SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch ashes of an all-star, astronaut and others". CNET. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^"Horizon Flight". Celestis. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^"Ascension Flight". Celestis. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^"Excelsior Flight". Celestis. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^"US company's failed Peregrine Moon lander believed to have burned up after re-entry over Australia". ABC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^"ULAが新型ロケット「ヴァルカン」初号機の打ち上げに成功 2号機の打ち上げは数か月後の予定". sorae (in Japanese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^"The first Vulcan rocket will launch ashes of Star Trek actors, fans and more into space". space.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^"PRESIDENTS WASHINGTON, EISENHOWER, AND KENNEDY TO FLY ABOARD CELESTIS' ENTERPRISE FLIGHT". Celestis. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^"From Hair to Eternity: locks of US presidents heading to space". PHYS ORG. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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This article is about the space burial company For the city see Jerusalem For the fictional city see Celestis Stargate Celestis Inc is a company that launches cremated human remains into space a procedure known as a space burial It is a subsidiary of the private space company Space Services Inc 1 The company purchases launches as a secondary payload on various launch vehicles and launches samples of a person s cremated remains Launching an individual s entire cremated remains which weigh between four and eight pounds 2 would be prohibitively expensive for most people so Celestis launches small portions of 1 7 grams 3 Celestis Inc Company typeSubsidiaryIndustrySpace burialsFounded1994FoundersCharles M ChaferR Chan TysorHeadquartersHouston Texas United StatesParentSpace Services Inc Websitecelestis wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Flights 3 References 4 External linksHistory editCelestis has flown a number of notable participants over the years Its first flight The Founders Flight carried cremated remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and 1960s icon Timothy Leary into Earth orbit Also on board were remains of physicist and space visionary Gerard K O Neill noted rocket scientist Krafft A Ehricke and 20 others 4 Dr Eugene Shoemaker a famous planetary geologist and co discoverer of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 was launched to the Moon on NASA s Lunar Prospector mission in 1998 Celestis helped friends of Dr Shoemaker include a sample of his cremated remains on that mission 5 Mercury 7 astronaut L Gordon Cooper 6 Star Trek actor James Doohan Mr Scott 7 and a host of others from various walks of life were launched on board The Legacy Flight in 2007 8 Titanic explorer Ralph White was on board the Discovery 9 and Pioneer 10 flights Family members and friends of flight participants usually can attend the launch Celestis usually arranges for a tour of the launch facility and hosts a non sectarian memorial service prior to the launch 3 Celestis also helps people prearrange their own memorial spaceflights for the future 11 Flights editLaunch date time UTC Launch vehicle Flight name Orbit Notable Individuals Remarks21 April 1997 11 59 Pegasus XL Founders 12 Earth orbit Beauford Franklin rocket scientistGene Roddenberry Star Trek creatorGerard O Neill physicistKrafft Ehricke rocket scientistTimothy Leary psychologist writer Reached Earth orbit Reentered atmosphere 20 May 20027 January 1998 02 29 Athena Luna 01 12 Lunar Eugene Merle Shoemaker astronomer Attached to Lunar ProspectorLanded 31 July 1999 13 10 December 1998 13 20 Taurus Ad Astra 12 Earth orbit Reached Earth orbit still on orbit21 December 1999 07 13 Taurus Millennial 12 Earth orbit Charles Oren Bennett illustrator Reached Earth orbit still on orbit21 September 2001 18 49 Taurus Odyssey 12 Earth orbit Failed to orbit28 April 2007 14 56 SpaceLoft XL Legacy Earthrise suborbital Gordon Cooper astronautJames Doohan Star Trek actor Reached space and returned to Earth as planned3 August 2008 03 34 Falcon 1 Explorers Earth orbit Gordon Cooper astronautJames Doohan Star Trek actor Failed to orbit 14 2 May 2009 14 00 SpaceLoft XL Discovery Earthrise suborbital Ralph White explorer 15 Failed to reach space 16 17 4 May 2010 12 41 SpaceLoft XL Pioneer Earthrise suborbital Ralph White explorer 18 Reached space and returned to Earth as planned20 May 2011 13 21 SpaceLoft XL Goddard Earthrise suborbital Reached space and returned to Earth as planned22 May 2012 07 44 Falcon 9 New Frontier 19 Earth orbit Gordon Cooper astronautJames Doohan Star Trek actor Reached orbit on a canister attached to the Falcon 9 launch vehicle s second stage 20 Reentered Earth s atmosphere on 27 June 2012 21 It carried the ashes of 308 people 1 gram per person 22 21 June 2013 11 57 SpaceLoft XL Centennial 23 Earthrise suborbital Candy Johnson entertainer Reached space and returned to Earth as planned23 October 2014 13 33 SpaceLoft XL Conestoga 24 Earthrise suborbital CJ Twomey Reached space and returned to Earth as planned6 November 2015 15 01 SpaceLoft XL Tribute 25 Earthrise suborbital Reached space and returned to Earth as planned17 September 2018 14 09 SpaceLoft XL Starseeker 26 Earthrise suborbital Reached space and returned to Earth as planned25 June 2019 06 30 Falcon Heavy Heritage 27 Earth orbit William Reid Pogue astronaut 28 Reached orbit successfully24 January 2023 15 00 Falcon 9 Horizon 29 Earth orbit Reached orbit successfully25 May 2022 18 35 Falcon 9 Ascension 30 Earth orbit Reached orbit successfully15 April 2023 06 48 Falcon 9 Excelsior 31 Earth orbit Dave Barrett journalist Reached orbit successfully1 May 2023 16 45 SpaceLoft XL Aurora 32 Earthrise suborbital Philip K Chapman astronaut Launch vehicle failureAll the capsules containing the ashes were successfully recovered and they are scheduled to be launched again in 2024 on the Perseverance Flight 33 8 January 2024 07 18 Vulcan Centaur Tranquility Lunar landing Gene Roddenberry Star Trek creatorMajel Barrett Star Trek actress Mareta West first female Astrogeologist Arthur C Clarke Science Fiction Writer Reached orbit successfully failure of Peregrine Mission One shortly after orbit led to abandonment of Lunar landing Returned to Earth 34 8 January 2024 07 18 Vulcan Centaur Enterprise Heliocentric Gene Roddenberry Star Trek creatorMajel Barrett Star Trek actressJames Doohan Star Trek actor 35 36 DeForest Kelley Star Trek actorGeorge Washington US presidentJohn F Kennedy US presidentDwight D Eisenhower US presidentRonald Reagan US president 37 38 Reached orbit successfullyReferences edit Launch ashes Space burial Space funeral Cremation memorials Celestis com 1 January 1995 Retrieved 24 July 2010 Cremation Process Cremationassociation org Retrieved 12 November 2022 a b Launch ashes Space burial Space funeral Cremation memorials Celestis com 1 January 1995 Archived from the original on 28 July 2010 Retrieved 24 July 2010 Celestis Memorial Spaceflights The Founders Flight Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 Launch ashes Space burial Space funeral Cremation memorials Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 Participants on board The Legacy Flight Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 Participants on board The Legacy Flight Celestis com 31 August 2004 Retrieved 24 July 2010 The founders of Celestis bring you Space Services Inc Memorial Spaceflights Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 Participants on board The Discovery Flight Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 Participants on board The Pioneer Flight Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 Launch ashes Space burial Space funeral Cremation memorials Celestis com 1 January 1995 Archived from the original on 18 September 2010 Retrieved 24 July 2010 a b c d e Launch manifest Celestis NO WATER ICE DETECTED FROM LUNAR PROSPECTOR IMPACT NASA 13 October 1999 Retrieved 1 June 2017 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Bergin Chris 2 August 2008 SpaceX Falcon I fails during first stage flight NASASpaceFlight com Ralph Bradshaw White The Discovery Flight Celestis Retrieved 2 May 2009 Officials Praise NM Rocket Launch KOAT 2 May 2009 Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 Retrieved 2 May 2009 Rocket falls short of altitude goal at space port KVIA com 2 May 2009 Archived from the original on 10 May 2009 Retrieved 2 May 2009 Celestis Memorial Spaceflights The Pioneer Flight Celestis com Retrieved 24 July 2010 The New Frontier Memorial Spaceflight Celestis Retrieved 26 May 2012 Star Trek s Scotty finally launched into space CBS News New York Associated Press 22 May 2012 Archived from the original on 2 January 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2012 CELESTIS 11 FALCON 9 R B n2yo com Retrieved 1 June 2017 Moskowitz Clara 22 May 2012 Ashes of Star Trek s Scotty Ride Private Rocket Into Space Space com New York Archived from the original on 23 May 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2012 Celestis Memorial Spaceflights The Centennial Flight Celestis com Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 Retrieved 20 September 2013 Celestis Memorial Spaceflights The Conestoga Flight Celestis com Archived from the original on 27 April 2015 Retrieved 15 April 2015 Tribute Flight Celestis Memorial Spaceflights Starseeker Flight Celestis Memorial Spaceflights Heritage Flight Celestis Retrieved 5 July 2019 Mack Eric 23 June 2019 SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch ashes of an all star astronaut and others CNET Retrieved 5 July 2019 Horizon Flight Celestis Retrieved 2 May 2023 Ascension Flight Celestis Retrieved 29 May 2022 Excelsior Flight Celestis Retrieved 2 May 2023 Aurora Flight Celestis Retrieved 2 May 2023 宇宙葬 スペースメモリアル Space Memorial 日本で最多成功実績 US company s failed Peregrine Moon lander believed to have burned up after re entry over Australia ABC Retrieved 19 January 2024 ULAが新型ロケット ヴァルカン 初号機の打ち上げに成功 2号機の打ち上げは数か月後の予定 sorae in Japanese 11 January 2024 Retrieved 13 January 2024 The first Vulcan rocket will launch ashes of Star Trek actors fans and more into space space com 17 August 2022 Retrieved 13 January 2024 PRESIDENTS WASHINGTON EISENHOWER AND KENNEDY TO FLY ABOARD CELESTIS ENTERPRISE FLIGHT Celestis Retrieved 13 January 2024 From Hair to Eternity locks of US presidents heading to space PHYS ORG 20 February 2023 Retrieved 13 January 2024 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celestis amp oldid 1202821171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
