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In reply to the discussion: Navajo Nation's objection to landing human remains on the moon prompts last-minute White House meeting [View all]
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Navajo Nation's objection to landing human remains on the moon prompts last-minute White House meeting [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2024
OP
Me too. It appears to be largely those of us who live in the West who have any respect/reverence for Navajo
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#7
Nobody owns the moon and nor does anyone have the right to turn it into a human remains dump
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#14
While I agree on the space junk, there is nothing progressive about enabling the profiteers
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#24
and enabling profiteering.... Nope. It belongs to the world. Not wealthy assed American profiteers.
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#32
No. It is apparently you that wants to enable their profiteering to turn the moon into a dumping ground.
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#106
So you support the profiteers polluting what belongs to all of us?--nice supportive praise of the grifters
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#75
Pretty shocking that so many on this thread are in favor of exploitative profiteers...
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#104
Isn't this "imposing beliefs" on everyone else, namely the belief that the moon is there to be exploited
thucythucy
Jan 2024
#91
Yeah, laugh our asses off at the idea of a guy being resurrected, three days after he died.
3Hotdogs
Jan 2024
#36
people dump ashes in GC all the time, not to mention the suicides and accidents that don't get found.
Kali
Jan 2024
#110
I'm with the Navajo. These companies don't own the lunar surface of the moon. Wonder how
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2024
#5
About the same as a for-profit company that scatters ashes at sea? ie no one would care at all
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2024
#82
Agree!! I feel that THIS would be the starting point of lots of other crap not being discussed.
bluestarone
Jan 2024
#96
The surface area of the moon is about 150% that of North America; we're a long
petronius
Jan 2024
#16
I read this rather long article and it is not clear whose remains these are-
riversedge
Jan 2024
#20
It's Arthur C. Clarke, Gene Rodenberry & Majel Barrett, and 47 rich spares.
LudwigPastorius
Jan 2024
#61
If humanity ever establishes colonies on other worlds, the dead will be buried there
NickB79
Jan 2024
#26
I'm sure that the US will honor their wishes, just like the US has done in the past.
Orrex
Jan 2024
#48
So how much for corporate naming rights? If some company wants to carve their logo into the Moon's
tclambert
Jan 2024
#53
The moon is moving away from earth, anyway. Let the moon carry the dusk forever.
chouchou
Jan 2024
#54