By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to delay the flight because it will be carrying cremated huma…
The United States will soon launch its first spacecraft to attempt a soft lunar landing since the Apollo era, in a historic collaboration with the private sector—but not everyone is celebrating.
(CNN) — The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to delay the flight because it will be carrying cremated human remains destined for …
The Navajo Nation is expressing deep concern with NASA over plans to place capsules of human remains on the surface of the moon, which the Navajo hold as sacred.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with White House officials but said there was no intention to delay the mission or remove the payloads before Monday’s planned liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur from Cape Canaveral.
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