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Celestial Acquisition Corp
Symbol CES
Shares Issued 9,250,000
Close 2024-02-07 C$ 0.10
Market Cap C$ 925,000
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Celestial appoints astronaut Hadfield as adviser

2024-02-08 12:37 ET - News Release

Mr. Jared Bottoms reports

COLONEL CHRIS HADFIELD JOINS CELESTIAL AS TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Celestial Acquisition Corp. has appointed distinguished astronaut, engineer and space business entrepreneur Colonel Chris Hadfield as technical adviser to Celestial.

"Chris's vast experience and relentless pursuit of excellence in space and aeronautics, together with his unique ability to forge ties in industry, will be invaluable to the Celestial team as we pursue our mandate to bring the highest-calibre opportunities in the growing new space economy to the Canadian capital markets, while supporting the expansion of the Canadian space ecosystem. We are tremendously pleased that Chris has decided to join our team and are thrilled to be working with him," said Jared Bottoms, chief executive officer of Celestial, and director of advanced programs and strategy at Kepler Communications.

"It is a pivotal time in the space industry, with radically decreasing launch costs and multilayered space business opportunities. I'm very pleased to be working with Celestial to help new space companies grow and succeed in Canada," said Col. Hadfield.

Col. Hadfield's distinguished career as an astronaut, business leader and high-tech entrepreneur spans decades, initially as a combat fighter pilot and test pilot in the Royal Canadian Air force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, and later as director of operations for NASA in Russia. He flew three space missions, built two space stations, performed two spacewalks, crewed the shuttle and Soyuz, and commanded the International Space Station. Col. Hadfield is also author of five internationally bestselling books, serves as a director and adviser to multiple tech companies, including SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, is board chair of the Open Lunar Foundation, and is advising King Charles III in the establishment of the Astra Carta, a space sustainability framework.

About Celestial Acquisition Corp.

Celestial is the first and only capital pool company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange that is focused on the space technology sector. Celestial is part of a larger platform and network of sophisticated technicians, industry professionals and impact capital whose mission it is to grow the space tech ecosystem in Canada by attracting exciting growth-stage new space companies to the Canadian capital markets, and supporting their growth and success.

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