I thought the remains were going into orbit, but apparently there is also a lunar target. The spent rocket stage will become a human-made artificial satellite

I thought the remains were going into orbit, but apparently there is also a lunar target. The spent rocket stage will become a human-made artificial satellite of the Sun. A plate on the side of the Centaur upper stage contains small capsules holding the cremated remains of more than 200 people, a "memorial spaceflight" arranged by a Houston-based private company named Celestis. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/ulas-vulcan-rocket-shot-for-the-moon-on-debut-launch-and-hit-a-bullseye/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/ulas-vulcan-rocket-sho... Charles Chafer, CEO of Celestis, pushed back on the Navajo Nation objections in an interview with Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com. "Nobody owns the Moon" and there is “no religious test for the conduct of space activities,” he said. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/navajo-objection-to-flying-human-ashes-to-the-moon-wont-delay-launch/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/navajo-objection-to-fl...