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Why having human remains land on the Moon poses difficult questions for members of several religions

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross

Sending human remains to the Moon on the first commercial lunar lander, Peregrine 1, on Jan. 8, 2024, along with scientific instruments, caused a controversy.

Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, objected, saying that “the moon holds a sacred place” in Navajo and other tribal traditions and should not be defiled in this way. The...

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