We Have Liftoff!

Celestis is pleased to announce that Celestis 10, The Goddard Flight, was successfully launched into space at approximately 7:21 am MDT (9:21 am EDT, 1:21 pm GMT) May 20, 2011 from Spaceport America, near Las Cruces, New Mexico. The flight was named after the father of American space exploration, Dr. Robert Goddard, who performed much of his pioneering aerospace work in New Mexico.

This flight was an Earth Rise mission and was launched aboard an UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL launch vehicle. We were pleased to work with the primary sponsor of the mission, the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, by providing matching funds that assisted students to launch their experiments into space.

The capsules and modules containing cremated remains will be returned to the families of Goddard Flight participants. As always we welcomed friends, family members, and others as our special guests for our launch-related activities.

For more information, please contact us.

Launch Images and Video
Click here to view photo albums from The Goddard Flight	Liftoff of the Goddard Flight Click here to watch the video
Launch Pad Tour

A Goddard Flight family member sits in a flight director's chair during the May 19 tour of misson control. Visit our blog for more information

Watch post-launch interview of Reda Anderson from a previous Earthrise mission, The Discovery Flight.

Participant: Ralph Bradshaw White

Watch post-launch interview of The Howes from a previous Earthrise mission, The Discovery Flight.

Participant: Philip Frederick Green

Watch post-launch interview of The Turner Family from previous Earthrise mssion, The Legacy Flight.

Participant: Alfred Floyd Turner