Mareta West
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Mareta N. West (1915 – 1998) was an American astrogeologist who in the 1960s chose the site of the first manned lunar landing. She received her bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Oklahoma. Her cremated remains were launched into space aboard a SpaceLoft-XL rocket on April 28, 2007. This was a sub-orbital launch, and the cremains were recovered afterwards. They were launched again on August 2, 2008, aboard a Falcon 1 rocket. The intended destination of this flight was low Earth orbit, however the rocket failed two minutes after launch.[1]
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- ^ Bergin, Chris (August 2, 2008). "SpaceX Falcon I fails during first stage flight". NASASpaceflight.com. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/08/spacex-falcon-i-fails-during-first-stage-flight/.
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