Celestis

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. 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) would be prohibitively expensive for most people, so Celestis launches small portions of 1-7 grams.

This article is about the space burial company. For the city, see Jerusalem. For the fictional city, see Celestis (Stargate).

Celestis, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySpace burials
Founded1994
FoundersCharles M. Chafer
R. Chan Tysor
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
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United States
ParentSpace Services Inc.
Websitecelestis.com
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