Kelley's DNA will join Nichelle Nichols and others on this bold Celestis space mission
"It's particularly notable that we announce DeForest Kelley's addition to our Enterprise Flight on Star Trek Day," said Charles M. Chafer Co-founder & CEO of Celestis, Inc."No mission to deep space would be complete without a ship’s doctor."
Looking at the trajectory of this Enterprise Flight, the spacecraft will journey from 93 million miles to 186 million miles into deep space outside the Earth-moon system. The memorial mission will haul more than 150 flight capsules containing cremated ash remains, personal messages and greetings, and DNA samples from global clients on a timeless odyssey into space.
Besides shuttling this precious cargo out beyond Earth orbit, the primary purpose of the Vulcan flight will be directing the Pittsburgh aerospace company Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander in the direction of
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