A few days ago, the Texas-based company Celestis announced plans to release into deep space the remains of 330 people, including George Washington and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. They called this a 'permanent memorial', and the plan is to drop 62 canisters with remains on the moon.
Now there's a problem. The Navajo Nation is objecting to the plan, saying the moon is a 'sacred' space and that leaving human remains on the moon would turn it into a 'waste site.'
White House scrambles as Navajo Nation protests transport of George Washington, JFK and other remains to ‘sacred’ moon https://t.co/9XAjkrdkAn pic.twitter.com/fRp0xRYrxI
— New York Post (@nypost) January 6, 2024
The Navajo Nation is trying to ground the first commercial burials in space, insisting that the plan to memorialize humans on the moon will turn a place sacred to native religions into a “waste site.”
The Biden administration stepped in Friday to defuse the brewing star war, CNN reported, calling a hasty White House meeting ahead of the scheduled Monday launch of a rocket set to send the remains of George Washington, John F. Kennedy, and a constellation of “Star Trek” idols into space.
“The moon holds a sacred place in Navajo cosmology,” said Navajo president Buu Nygren.
“The suggestion of transforming it into a resting place for human remains is deeply disturbing and unacceptable to our people.”
Now the White House is 'scrambling' in light of this objection.
The Moon doesn't belong to Navajo Nation.
— Ramón Díaz (@theramondiaz) January 6, 2024
This seems to be a shared thought on Twitter/X:
Too bad. So sad. As if a Navajo owns the moon.
— Musket (@Aesopsons) January 6, 2024
Many religions -- including Catholicism -- use the moon. The moon cycle is what determines when Easter falls, the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This is why the date of Easter changes from year to year.
Too late the our Maori in NZ have already claimed the moon as their own as they believe that they visited it prior to Armstrong🤷🏻♂️
— Nick AlldaG (@nick_alldag) January 6, 2024
Huh. You learn something new every day.
That’s true Navajo Nation owns the Moon, and I own the Sun so you’re all welcome.
— Dean (@therealconde) January 6, 2024
This made us chuckle.
Thanks for sharing, we guess.
I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem if George Floyd's remains were dumped on the moon.
— Anthony Marchesano (@_Spasmolytic_) January 6, 2024
This would be an interesting thought experiment, no?
Native Americans think they own the moon?
— Dusty (@dustopian) January 6, 2024
Stolen land!@JohnTheMainGuy1 https://t.co/WHYCEDiwt9
Stolen land, indeed.
I’m sorry but it’s completely ridiculous to claim ownership of the moon https://t.co/FHG1PbtZKd
— caleb salvatore (@calebisntfunny) January 6, 2024
Yeah, it kind of is.
Tell them to sit down or you'll take the casino licenses away. Problem solved. https://t.co/U0uqomTABw
— John The Main Guy - Am Yisrael Chai (@JohnTheMainGuy1) January 6, 2024
Harsh, but fair.
Whelp, this is surreal https://t.co/DO1QmcyV2b
— Louise Bartels (@BartelsBartels5) January 6, 2024
Isn't it? What a time to be alive.
I swear I thought this was a @TheBabylonBee headline https://t.co/FQzbmixwLF
— Username (@stupidfaxnshit) January 6, 2024
Truth is stranger than fiction, for sure.
But it does read like a Babylon Bee headline.
We'll see what happens, and update you once we know.
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