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Topic subjectI’d wouldn’t say the “mission” was to send human remains
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13496963, I’d wouldn’t say the “mission” was to send human remains
Posted by Cold Truth, Wed Jan-10-24 03:57 PM
https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/09/what-happened-to-the-peregrine-lander-and-what-does-it-mean-for-moon-missions

“The suite of NASA payloads aboard Peregrine One will aim to locate water molecules on the Moon, measure radiation and gases around the lander, and evaluate the lunar exosphere (the thin layer of gases on the Moon’s surface). These measurements will improve our understanding of how solar radiation interacts with the lunar surface. The payloads will also provide data to NASA’s Lunar-VISE (Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer) instrument suite, slated to land on the Gruithuisen Domes in 2026.”

The human remains are part of it though. I wonder if they do perform missions specifically for that service.

“will also be a floating coffin, as among its contents are capsules containing DNA samples or portions of cremated remains from former US presidents, the science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke and others whose families have paid to land their remains on the moon.“

Facepalm at that top link though. Religious objections shouldn't be a consideration in any of this.