Celebrate a loved one's life and dreams of spaceflight aboard a Celestis Earth Rise Service mission.
The Earth Rise Service includes:
Launch to space and Flight Capsule return to Earth at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California.
Invitation to witness the launch from a reserved location - experience the speed, roar, and grandeur of this ultimate memorial.
Participation in a three-day memorial event near VSFB in Lompoc, California.
Unable to travel to see the launch? No problem. Watch the memorial service and the launch via webcast.
Return of the individually engraved Flight Capsule that carried your loved one's cremated remains or DNA sample to space and back to Earth. The returned capsule is accompanied by a Flight Certificate authenticating and recording the exact mission trajectory, verifying the capsule reached space.
Performance guarantee backed by Celestis, Inc. – the pioneer and global leader in memorial spaceflight services since 1994.
Perseverance, the tenth Celestis Earth Rise service will fly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The personalized individual flight capsules -- containing a symbolic portion of cremated remains or DNA sample -- will experience the elegant dance of weightlessness as it orbits the Earth aboard The Exploration Company’s Nyx orbital recovery vehicle and are returned to Earth for recovery. Celestis will then return each participant's flown flight capsule to the family as a keepsake. This will be Celestis' 25th overall memorial spaceflight since its founding in 1994.
Earth Rise Service #10
Celestis Memorial Spaceflight: #25
Mission Name: Perseverance Flight
Mission Status: Open For Reservations
Launch Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Launch Date: June 2025
Launch Experience
The Celestis Perseverance Flight will launch your loved one into Earth Orbit, fulfilling the dreams of spaceflight of all those on board this memorial spaceflight. Once launched, you can the Perseverance Flight as it joins other Celestis memorial spaceflights currently orbiting Earth. You will have the chance to share stories about your loved one, to make new friends, and to witness the power and grandeur of a launch into space: It is an experience you will cherish for years. If you cannot attend in person, you can view the proceedings live, via webcast.
Memorial Service
Attend the dedicated memorial service, an event that brings together people from all over the world who share thoughts and remembrances of the loved ones on board.
Local Sightseeing
Participate in a three-day launch event in Lompoc, California near Vandenberg SFB, in the beautiful Central California wine country and visit other local attractions.
Launch Day
"Three, two, one, we have liftoff!" Experience the power and emotion of liftoff as the rocket launches, carrying your loved one aboard.
"He was loved and respected by many he made a lasting impact for his love, his loyalty, and his kindness And he will be missed. This is a beautiful way to send off and move on, and that is what this weekend has been about for me."
Kristina VanMeter
"We continued to watch breathlessly as our loved ones began their journey into space. Some cried, others high-fived or hugged. I didn’t cry as I expected, but instead a big smile crossed my face just as it had Steve’s when he learned that he would be ‘born anew as an astronaut.’
I simply threw one arm skyward and shouted, ‘Ad Astra, Steve.’"
Vicki Julian, wife of Steve Julian
New Frontier FlightMemorial Service
, October 11, 2011
"He always told everyone when he was younger that he would go into space someday. It was great we could make it happen. He would've been really excited. He loved space and he loved science."
Ian McCune, son of Jim McCune. "
Centennial FlightMemorial Service
"This is the perfect place to let him rest. That’s why we are here today…We miss him everyday and we will always look up at the stars, we had one named for him. And it is just perfect that he gets to go to the stars."
Toby's Mother
Conestoga FlightMemorial Service
, October 22, 2014
The Perseverance Flight, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California is the 25th Celestis mission, the 10th Earth Rise mission.
Perseverance is persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success, and well describes the course of many of our mission participants’ lives as well as the history of Celestis as it pioneered this most compelling service.
One of NASA’s most ambitious and successful missions – the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover – was named by a 14 year old 7th grader (the winner of a NASA-sponsored contest) who explained that the Mars mission was just as much about humanity as it was about exploring the Red Planet.He wrote “We are a species of explorers, and we will meet many setbacks on the way to Mars. However, we can persevere…The human race will always persevere into the future."
The Perseverance Flight logo is from well-known designer and illustrator Eric Gignac. Eric’s portfolio also includes co-design of NASA Space Shuttle mission patches for the STS 128 and 133 missions.
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