Space Services Inc. - Memorial Spaceflights

	Legacy Launch Success! Celestis, Inc. is pleased to announce the successful launch of our Legacy Flight on April 28, 2007 from Spaceport America in New Mexico. Over 300 guests and media representatives from around the world witnessed the flawless launch of an UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL rocket carrying more than 200 participants into space. Launch occurred at 8:58 a.m. MDT (14:58 GMT). The Legacy Flight marked the first of our Celestis Earth Rise service missions. We want to thank all of our family members who joined us for the launch as well as Spaceport America, UP Aerospace, William Horton & Associates, Helping Hands, Inc., the New Mexico Museum of Space History, the Village of Hatch, the flight team from Holloman Air Force Base, the Boys and Girls Club of Alamogordo, and countless others who made this mission possible. The Legacy Flight was completed during the week of the 10th anniversary of our first mission – the Founders Flight – and we look forward with great anticipation to the next decade of Celestis Memorial Spaceflights.
Legacy Flight mission patch (Click for info )



Launch Video from UP Aerospace (See "SL 2 mission" video)


Videos from the Legacy Flight Please click any of the thumbnails below to begin viewing videos.
Official Legacy Flight Video Watch the Official Video of the Legacy Flight Launch (2007) at the Spaceport America, New Mexico.	The Legacy Launch Clip Watch launch footage of The Legacy Flight aboard the SpaceLoft XL SL-2 launch vehicle on April 28, 2007.	The Turner Interview Watch The Legacy Flight post-launch interview of The Turner Family. Participant: Alfred Floyd Turner
Khrystle Zap Interview Watch The Legacy Flight post-launch interview of Krystle Zap and family. Participant: Charles M. Zap

Photos from the Legacy Flight Launch photos may be purchased at www.legacyflight.shutterfly.com (Enter the password legacyflight) Click each photo, below, to see a larger image.

Cannister containing Celestis payload Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc	Cannister integretation into spacecraft Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc	Launch vehicle on launcher Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc

Launcher with launch vehicle, below Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc	Launcher with launch vehicle Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc	Launch pad tour Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc


Memorial service	Bagpiper at memorial service	Pre-launch briefing


Viewing launch vehicle through telescopes at Spaceport America	Journalist using telesopic lens to photograph the launch vehicle	Media and guests line up to view launch


A future astronaut, perched on Dad's shoulders, views the launch vehicle through binoculars	Liftoff! Hi-res (2.5M) credits UP Aerospace, Inc	Closeup of liftoff


Legacy Flight ascent	Post-launch tears of joy!	A dream fulfilled...


A family hug in memory of a loved one	Suzan Cooper and Wende Doohan give the 'thumbs up' after launch	Family member being interviewed by CBS


UP Aerospace's Tracy Larson shares the joy of a succesful launch with SSI President Charles Chafer	Post-launch press conference with SSI President Charles Chafer, left, and UP Aerospace President Jeff Larson, right	Spacecraft recovery team posing next to the space vehicle at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (Photo courtesy UP Aerospace)