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| World Renowned Poet's Verses to Fly to the Moon in 2011 | 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. HTML file PDF file Text file |
| 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. HTML file PDF file Text file |
| 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. HTML file PDF file Text file |
| 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. Text file PDF file |
Press
Release |
March 26, 2008 — Celestis,
Inc., the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflight, announced
today that it has reached agreement with two companies to launch payloads
containing human cremated remains to the surface of the Moon as soon
as 2009. Text file PDF file |
| Companies Providing Transportation to the Moon | Astrobotic Technology, Inc Odyssey Moon, Ltd. |
| Luna Service Participants | Mayo Broussard, 1920
- 2003 Steven Richard Chronister, 1948-2006 Eugene M. Shoemaker, 1928 - 1997, launch aboard
NASA Lunar Prospector spacecraft on January 6, 1997 |
| Celestis: Previous Launches, Raw Footage and Service Overview | Overview and previous launches B-roll (1.1G) |
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