Celestis
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This article is about the space burial company. For the city, see Jerusalem. For the fictional city, see Celestis (Stargate).
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 launch vehicles, 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 small portions of 1-7 grams.[3]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Space burials |
Founded | 1994 |
Founders | Charles M. Chafer R. Chan Tysor |
Headquarters | , |
Parent | Space Services Inc. |
Website | celestis |
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