the city see jerusalem . this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . april 2016 celestis inc. type subsidiary industry space burials founded 1994 founders charles m. chafer r. chan tysor headquarters houston texas united states parent space services inc. website www.celestis.com 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 rockets 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 1 gram or 7 gram samples of cremated remains so as to provide an affordable service . 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 contents 1 missions 2 future flights 3 references 4 external links missions edit launch date time gmt rocket flight name orbit notable individuals remarks 21 april 1997 11 59 pegasus xl founders 12 earth orbit beauford franklin rocket scientist gene roddenberry writer gerard o neill physicist krafft ehricke rocket scientist timothy leary psychologist writer reached earth orbit ; reentered atmosphere may 20 2002 7 january 1998 02 29 athena luna 01 12 lunar eugene merle shoemaker astronomer attached to lunar prospector landed citation needed 31 july 1999 10 february 1998 13 20 taurus ad astra 12 earth orbit reached earth orbit ; still on orbit 21 december 1999 07 13 taurus millennial 12 earth orbit charles oren bennett illustrator reached earth orbit ; still on orbit 21 september 2001 18 49 taurus odyssey 12 earth orbit failed to reach orbit 28 april 2007 14 56 spaceloft xl legacy earthrise suborbital gordon cooper astronaut james doohan star trek actor reached space and returned to earth as planned 3 august 2008 03 34 falcon 1 explorers earth orbit gordon cooper astronaut james doohan star trek actor failed to reach orbit 13 2 may 2009 14 00 spaceloft xl discovery earthrise suborbital ralph white explorer 14 failed to reach space 15 16 4 may 2010 12 41 spaceloft xl pioneer earthrise suborbital ralph white explorer 17 reached space and returned to earth as planned 20 may 2011 13 21 spaceloft xl goddard earthrise suborbital reached space and returned to earth as planned 22 may 2012 07 44 falcon 9 new frontier 18 earth orbit gordon cooper astronaut james doohan star trek actor reached orbit on a canister attached to the falcon 9 launch vehicle s second stage . 19 as such it is on a rapidly decaying orbital trajectory that will burn up in the earth s atmosphere in about a year s time . 19 it carried the ashes of 308 people 1 gram per person . 20 21 june 2013 11 57 spaceloft xl centennial 21 earthrise suborbital candy johnson entertainer reached space and returned to earth as planned 23 october 2014 13 33 spaceloft xl conestoga 22 earthrise suborbital cj twomey reached space and returned to earth as planned future flights edit in 2014 a memorial service for the late majel barrett roddenberry star trek s nurse chapel the voice of the computer on board the fictional starship enterprise and lwaxana troi in star trek the next generation will fly with her late husband gene roddenberry together on an infinite journey into deep space aboard their voyager memorial spaceflight service ... will carry their spirits their memories and the message of their life s work into the cosmos . eugene rod roddenberry ii . 23 references edit launch ashes space burial space funeral cremation memorials . celestis.com . 1 january 1995 . retrieved 24 july 2010 . cremation process step by step . cremationassociation.org . retrieved 24 july 2010 . a b launch ashes space burial space funeral cremation memorials . celestis.com . 1 january 1995 . 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 . retrieved 24 july 2010 . a b c d e launch manifest . celestis . bergin chris august 2 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 . retrieved 2 may 2009 . rocket falls short of altitude goal at space port . kvia.com . 2 may 2009 . archived from the original on may 10 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 . a b associated press 2012 05 22 . star trek s scotty finally launched into space . cbs news . new york . archived from the original on 2012 05 22 . retrieved 2012 05 22 . moskowitz clara 2012 05 22 . ashes of star trek s scotty ride private rocket into space . space.com . new york . archived from the original on 2012 05 22 . retrieved 2012 05 22 . celestis memorial spaceflights the centennial flight . celestis.com . retrieved 20 september 2013 . celestis memorial spaceflights the conestoga flight . celestis.com . retrieved 15 april 2015 . celestis voyager flight participants . celestis.com . retrieved 24 july 2010 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title celestis & oldid 743465375 categories 1994 establishments in texascompanies based in houstonprivate spaceflight companiesspacex commercial payloadsundertakinghidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2016all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store 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