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Veteran U.S. Airman to be honored with memorial spaceflight: International "Scattering CJ" memorial continues with out of this world tributeSeptember 22, 2014 - Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflight Services, today announced the Conestoga Flight, scheduled for launch October 20, 2014, from New Mexico's Spaceport America. Among those honored on board will be CJ Twomey, the former US Airman whose sudden and unexpected passing in 2010 inspired an international effort to send him places he was unable to visit in life. Since the "Scattering CJ" effort began, people from around the world have spread his ashes in over 400 locations ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. CJ and others on board the October flight, Celestis' thirteenth memorial launch, will briefly experience the weightlessness of space before returning safely to Earth. Each flown capsule, with the cremated remains still sealed inside, will be presented to family and other loved ones as a permanent keepsake. |
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For renowned sculptor Luise Kaish, deep space burial on Celestis Voyager flight is ultimate creative actMay 14, 2014 – During her lifetime, Luise Kaish developed a global reputation as a uniquely gifted artist. Her works are a textbook in American expressionist sculpture, from emotive human forms like Syracuse University’s The Saltine Warrior to metallic abstractions as geometric as they are protean. Her explorations of the human figure in Frederick the Great on tolerance and Christ in Glory are characteristic of a life’s work that seamlessly integrated assertive humanism with the idealized sublime. For Kaish, who passed away in early 2013 after a battle with cancer, a burial in deep space on board a Celestis Voyager flight represents one final act of communication between Earth and the universe, the corporeal and the divine. Celestis, the Houston-based space pioneer and global leader in memorial spaceflights, will fly Kaish on board its deep space Voyager service, currently scheduled for early 2016. HTML file | PDF file | Text file B-roll | Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4 | Photo 5 | Photo 6 |
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Celestis Celebrates Historic Milestone In Commercial SpaceflightJune 4, 2013 -- Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflight, announced today the launch of its latest mission - the Centennial Flight - carrying cremated remains into space and returning them to Earth aboard a SpaceLoft XL launch vehicle developed by UP Aerospace of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Launch is scheduled to occur from Spaceport America, New Mexico on June 21, 2013. |
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Hundreds Fly Into Earth Orbit With Celestis
May 29, 2012 -- Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global leader in
Memorial Spaceflight and subsidiary of Space Services, Inc. (Houston,
Texas), announced today the successful launch of its latest Memorial
Spaceflight – The New Frontier Flight. |
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Cremated Remains Successfully Launched Into Space, Returned To EarthNOTE: Launch photo and B-roll available by 3:30 pm EDT today on this Web page
May 20, 2011 (Houston, TX) -- Celestis, Inc., a subsidiary of Space
Services, Inc., announced today the successful launch of its latest
Memorial Spaceflight - The Goddard Flight - carrying cremated
remains into space, and returning them to Earth, aboard a SpaceLoft
XL launch vehicle developed by UP Aerospace of Highlands Ranch,
Colorado. Launch occurred at approximately 7:21 am Mountain Daylight
Time (9:21 am EDT, 1:21 pm GMT) from Spaceport America in New Mexico. |
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World Renowned Poet's Verses to Fly to the MoonUPDATE (August 2010) -- Launch currently projected to occur in 2012/2013.
July 21, 2009 (Houston, TX) -- As part of the 40th anniversary
of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, Celestis, Inc.(www.celestis.com),
the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflight, announced
today that it will launch verses of Miguel Hernández’
poem “Perito en Lunas” (“Expert in Moon Matters”)
to the Moon. Launch is projected to occur as early as 2011. The
inclusion of the poem on Celestis’ next lunar mission has
been arranged at the request of the Fundación Cultural Miguel
Hernández (the Miguel Hernández Cultural Foundation)
in Orihuela, Spain.
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Star Trek Spacecraft Containing the Remains of Gene & Majel Roddenberry, James Doohan, and Fans Will Travel to Deep Space
May 8, 2009 — Celestis, Inc.,
the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflights, announced
today that it will launch the remains of the late Star Trek creator
Gene Roddenberry, his wife, actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry –
“The First Lady of Star Trek” – and James Doohan
– “Scotty” – on a special Star Trek-dedicated
mission into deep space, thus fulfilling Majel Roddenberry’s
dream of journeying through space with her husband and creative
partner. |
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Famed Titanic Explorer Will Now Explore Space
April 24, 2009 — Celestis Inc., a subsidiary of Space Services
Inc. (Houston, Texas), announced today that the countdown has begun
for the next Celestis Memorial Spaceflight – The Discovery
Flight – currently scheduled for launch May 2, 2009 aboard
a Spaceloft XL launch vehicle developed by UP Aerospace of Highlands
Ranch, Colorado. Launch will occur from Spaceport America in New
Mexico. Among the "discoverers" honored aboard this mission
will be famed Titanic explorer Ralph White. |
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Star Trek Creator and Spouse To Fly Into Outer Space
January 22, 2009 — Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global
leader in Memorial Spaceflights, announced today that it will launch
the remains of late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry
and his wife, actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry – “The
First Lady of Star Trek” – on a mission into
deep space, thus fulfilling Majel Roddenberry’s dream of journeying
through space with her husband and creative partner. |
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Companies Providing Transportation to the Moon
Astrobotic Technology, Inc
Odyssey Moon, Ltd. |
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Celestis: Previous Launches, Raw Footage and Service Overview
Overview and previous launches
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