WE HAVE LIFTOFF!

Celestis is pleased to announce the launch of Celestis 09, the Pioneer Flight, launched May 4, 2010 from Spaceport America, near Las Cruces, New Mexico. The launch was Web cast, live, on the Web site of the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium Student Launch Program. (Watch a rerun of the Web cast.)

This flight was an Earth Rise (suborbital) 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.

Aboard the Pioneer Flight were flight capsules and modules from the US, China, Taiwan, and Great Britain. The capsules and modules containing cremated remains will be returned to the families of Pioneer Flight participants. As always we welcomed friends, family members, and others as our special guests for a launch pad tour, launch viewing, and memorial activities.

Videos from The Pioneer Flight Please click any of the thumbnails below to begin viewing videos.
Official Flight Video (12 min 32 sec) A comprehensive overview including the launch pad and mission control tours, the memorial service, the launch, post-launch reactions by family members, and how the launch benefits students		Launch Video (only) (1 min 14 sec) Footage of the launch itself
Photos from The Pioneer Flight To view the Pioneer Flight photo albums click any of the links below.
View Pioneer Flight photos
selected news media coverage of the launch
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For more information, please contact us.
The Pioneer Flight Commemorative Collection only at the Celestis Store.