"Navajo Nation Protests Plan to Send Human Remains to Moon"

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"Navajo Nation Protests Plan to Send Human Remains to Moon"
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The Navajo Nation is objecting to a plan to send human remains to the moon as part of a private company's rocket launch, citing the moon's sacred significance in their cosmology. The mission, not run by NASA, will carry multiple payloads, including human remains from companies offering "memorial spaceflights." While NASA takes the concerns seriously, it has limited oversight over private missions. The Navajo Nation is requesting consultation and the White House has scheduled an emergency meeting to address the issue.

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