Celestis

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

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.