But NASA is not looking to recover its payload, and is instead promising to launch other TechRise experiments in the future.
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The rocket was also packed with 13 payloads from NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge-a series of science and technology experiments created by students from the sixth to 12th grades. The recovered payloads will get to fly again on board the company’s next mission, Perseverance Flight, which will be scheduled to take place “as soon as UP and Spaceport America complete their investigation and any required fixes are implemented,” Chafer said. Chapman, who died in April 2021, as well as chemist Louise Ann O’Deen. The Texas-based company, which specializes in launching human remains to space, designs its missions to ensure there’s a decent chance of recovering the payloads should the rocket fail to reach space, according to Chafer.Ĭelestis’s Aurora Flight mission included the cremated remains of NASA astronaut Philip K. “While the rocket was destroyed in flight, the care and professionalism of our launch service provider-Up Aerospace-ensured that the Celestis payload was unharmed and will be able to be relaunched.” “All 120 flight capsules are safely in the hands of launch personnel and will be returned to us awaiting our next flight,” Charles Chafer, Celestis co-founder and CEO, explained in an emailed statement. Incredibly, the cremated ashes survived the explosion and have been recovered, according to space memorial service Celestis. Remembering Enterprise: The Test Shuttle That Never Flew to Space These Winning Close-Up Photos Show Life That's Often Overlooked
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