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Brett Tingley

NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon

The moon can be seen in the sunset sky over monument valley in arizona.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic are about to make history. 

On Jan. 8, a ULA rocket will send Astrobiotic's Peregrine lander toward the moon. If it lands successfully, Peregrine will become the first private lander ever to reach the lunar surface. The mission will also mark the debut of ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket.

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