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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vishwam Sankaran

INSANE: Archaeologists irked by virgin galactic carrying human ancestor remains to space this is not science - The Real Truth

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A mission that launched ancient human remains to space has raised ethical concerns among archaeologists who have questioned its scientific value.

On 8 September, two fossil remains of ancient human relative species Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba were launched in a commercial spaceflight aboard Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity.

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