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Human Remains Are Headed to the Moon, Despite Objections

The Navajo Nation has called for a delay in launching the commercial lander Peregrine, which is set to carry human remains on a private mission to the moon

We view it as a part of our spiritual heritage, an object of reverence and respect. The act of depositing human remains and other materials, which could be perceived as discards in any other location, on the moon is tantamount to desecration of this sacred space.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...bjections/

As much as I respect the Natives, a superstition is still a superstition. Especially, a physically distant one.

I don't remember this objection raised during the Apollo missions. Why now?

My guess is attention.