Celestis, Inc. is an American company that launches cremated human remains into space, a procedure known as a space burial, and is a subsidiary of the private space company Space Services Inc. The company, headquartered in Houston, Texas and founded in 1994, purchases launches as a secondary payload on various launch vehicles to carry samples of a person's cremated remains.
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Agency TypePrivate space burial and memorial spaceflight company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersHouston, Texas, United States 1 HeadCharles M. Chafer and R. Chan Tysor, co-founders 1 Open Questions
Annual BudgetNot disclosed
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1. Wikipedia: Celestis
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a company that launches cremated human remains into space, a procedure known as a space burial
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1994
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Charles M. Chafer
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