StardustMe

16/11/2023

A few pics from StardustMe's launch over the weekend. Photo credits Space-X

14/11/2023

Pretty surreal watching our second SpaceX launch in Los Angeles virtually from the place where Geoff and I first conceived StardustMe on the east coast Tairawhiti. From the coast, to the States and then the stars.

13/11/2023

StardustMe are proud to have successfully complete our second launch 'Stars of Calm' with Space X yesterday morning and supporting our customers to honor their loved ones with a space memorial. See footage of launch here:

Transporter 9 is a dedicated rideshare mission by SpaceX.SpaceX's SmallStat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, de...

11/11/2023

Hello everyone; 12hrs to go!

Launch time is unchanged; we’re still looking at a launch at 7:47 AM, Sunday November 12 (NZ time). Grab a coffee and join us.

Video (and liftoff time updates) will still be available here:

https://www.rocketlaunch.live/launch/transporter-9

And also here:

https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/falcon-9-block-5-transporter-9-dedicated-sso-rideshare/?amp (note that the times on this site are UTC; the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), not NZ time).

Mission Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) Type: Dedicated Rideshare Launch Cost: $52,000,000 Transporter 9 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Trajectory View the roc...

08/11/2023

With our second flight coming up this weekend, many ask us why we developed StardustMe. Supporting families such as Remy's is all the reason we ever needed. Celebrating life and creating lasting memories.

Memorial spaceflights offer people in New Zealand a new way to say goodbye, sending tokens holding their ashes into orbit

07/11/2023

Morning everyone; a further change to liftoff time; new launch time is:

7:47 AM, Sunday November 12 (NZ time).

Video (and liftoff time updates) will still be available here:

https://www.rocketlaunch.live/launch/transporter-9

06/11/2023

Join us this Friday November 10 at 7:47 AM (NZ time) for StardustMe second launch for 2023. This flight marks SpaceX's 80th launch for the year.

Here is the link to the launch: https://www.rocketlaunch.live/launch/transporter-9 Note, the time on the site is based on American time. Watch here for any updates or delays etc

03/11/2023

Great press coverage this week by Channel 9 and 10 news in Australia. We are proud to be able to support Australian families with StardustMe space memorial services and honored to be supported by our compassionate and highly professional in-market partners Alfred James Funeral Homes Adelaide and marketing support from the talented Marketingstation.com.au team in Sydney.

Aussies can now have their ashes blasted into spaceBy Sarah Swain7:46pm Oct 31, 2023 Tweet Facebook Mail An Adelaide funeral home is giving Aussies the opportunity to send the ashes of loved ones to space in a nationwide first.The new way to remember someone would allow those on earth to follow thei...

02/11/2023

StardustMe latest mission patch for our SD-2 mission due to launch 7:46 am, Wednesday 8th November NZ Time.

This time around we had the generous input from the children of one of our customer families going into this design and naming; you may recognize the shape of Hawkes Bay’s Te Mata Peak, and of course, the Matariki constellation of stars. The title 'Stars of Calm" came from the peaceful journey amongst the stars.

03/10/2023

StardustMe Fun Fact: Star Wars fans will love this one. The Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry our second launch SD-2 this coming November, was named for the Star Wars Millennium Falcon; 9 refers to the nine Merlin engines that power the first stage; one Merlin vacuum engine powers the second stage.

28/09/2023

The StardustMe team have successfully completed all the testing of hardware for our second launch for the year scheduled for 1 November. The hardware is now on its way to SpaceX Vandenberg space station in Los Angeles.

13/08/2023

It was a privilege to make the finals of the recent HB Export Awards hosted in Hawkes Bay recently. Although StardustMe didn’t win our section of Excellence in Innovation, we were ‘over the moon’ and proud to support Pultron Composites and Wisewool from Tairawhiti that won their sections and Anna Holdsworth finalist for Inspiring Women in export.

Jason Gunn was an outstanding host and kept us laughing throughout the whole evening and a special thanks to Amanda Liddle for arranging such an amazing event!

12/08/2023

https://www.stardustme.com/blogs/the-enoch-project

Tavares Strachan, a visionary artist known for his thought-provoking works, embarked on a remarkable project called "Enoch" to honor the legacy of Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.

28/07/2023

Fantastic to be able to work towards elevating opportunities for rangatahi in the space industry off the back of StardustME.

Stu Potter sees an opportunity in the New Zealand Space Agency’s aerospace strategy for rangatahi in Te Tai Rāwhiti.

21/07/2023

Nice way to end a busy week by being notified that StardustMe is a finalist for the Excellence in Innovation category of the upcoming HB Export Awards.

03/07/2023

StardustMe have been working in partnership with D-Orbit and delighted to announce that we have successfully secured our launch permit from NZ Space Agency for not just one, but our next three extraordinary missions!

We are now enthusiastically working towards our October launch. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to explore the cosmos with us. Reserve your seat today!

15/06/2023

Ever wondered what it sounds like on Mars?

17/05/2023

StardustMe is proud to be recognized by NZ Story to fly the Fernmark to support brand NZ.

10/03/2023

Up to half the calcium in the Universe – and that includes our bones and teeth – come from exploding supernova stars. ⭐️ That's pretty amazing!

This evidence has been published by researchers in the Astrophysical Journal.

https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-the-calcium-in-your-teeth-and-bones-was-at-least-partially-forged-in-exploding-stars

01/02/2023

Well its been a long wait and many many hurdles to work through over the last 5 years and many early mornings with false starts but today at 5.15am StardustMe sent up it's first rocket with Space X from Vandenberg space station in Los Angeles and made history.

There are so many mixed emotions. But most importantly, we would like to acknowledge the five families that launched with us and express a huge amount of gratitude to all that helped us on this journey - you know who who you are and we are eternally thankful.

View Video Footage of Launch: https://www.rocketlaunch.live/launch/starlink-2-6



Photo Credits: Space X

29/01/2023

Up-date - launch postponed by 24 hours to 5.15 am 1 February.

We are very excited to announce that our inaugural flight departs tomorrow morning at 5.47am from Vandenberg station in Los Angeles. Grab yourself a coffee and join us for this momentous occasion. Please use the following link to join us:

https://www.rocketlaunch.live/launch/starlink-2-6

09/01/2023

Team StardustME wishes everyone the warmest greetings for 2023. We are on the countdown and very excited to be flying out to Space-X Vandenberg Space Station in Los Angeles for our inaugural launch on 19 January. We are so proud and honored to be supporting our families wishes. See recent article in The Guardian:

Memorial spaceflights offer people in New Zealand a new way to say goodbye, sending tokens holding their ashes into orbit

09/11/2022

Maiden Voyage Vandenberg Space Station
January 2023 🚀 www.stardustme.com
Memorial Flights

28/10/2022

As a new affliate we're thankful for the wonderful support we've received from the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand and their members. Your StardustMe token can be purchased through your local FDANZ member (Funeral Home).

27/10/2022

Thank you Scoop for the interest and support.

For the first time, New Zealanders are being offered the opportunity to have ashes from the remains of a loved one launched into space to be carried by a satellite around Earth’s orbit. A company called StardustME, founded by Stu Potter from Te ...

26/10/2022

Enjoyed sharing our story with Jesse Mulligan at RNZ this afternoon.

When a loved one dies and chooses to be cremated the challenge becomes finding a meaningful place to scatter or preserve their ashes. Now a new company called StardustME has come up with an option you probably assumed would be impossible. One of Space-X's reusable rockets will be sent into orbit in....

25/10/2022

However, there is a deadline for securing your late loved one a spot on-board.

25/10/2022

StardustMe Newshub Interview in preparation for our first launch in January 2023.

As the great lion Mufasa once said, if you look at the stars, those who've gone before you, will be looking down to guide you.And thanks to a new service abo...

25/10/2022

One gram of a loved one’s ashes will be placed into small tokens, rocketed into space and attached to a satellite that could orbit Earth for a decade.

19/10/2022

A kiwi company offering the opportunity to memoralise loved ones in orbit. StardustME is now an affiliate of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand

13/10/2022

Our story is a simple one. Two mates enjoying a summer evening under the magnificent constellations. The conversation moved from stars, aliens and space travel and led to the seeds of StardustMe. After several years of planning and research the idea became a reality. StardustMe now providing the most remarkable final journey 🚀