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US professor hopes to be cloned by aliens by sending his DNA to the moon

An amazing plan for his afterlife has been hatched by a retired American physics professor who has always been fascinated by space travel and the prospect of lunar colonies. With the hope that an advanced alien civilization will find his DNA, he plans to send it to the moon. He plans to use this bold action to create his clones, who will carry his genetic signature and live on the moon forever.

Space has always captivated 86-year-old retired Kansas physics professor Ken Ohm. He was told by NASA that he was too tall to pursue his dream of becoming an astronaut. Relentlessly, Ohm has discovered an additional means of realizing his enduring desire: transporting his remains to the moon.

Mr. Ohm has hired Celestis, a Texas-based business, to launch his remains to the lunar surface’s south pole. A one-way trip to the moon costs $12,500, according to the company.

Since 1994, Celestis has carried out 17 of these memorial spaceflights,’ according to the New York Times. Some will just hurtle into space and keep going, while others will orbit Earth; some will shoot straight up and down; and still others will be sent to the moon. Celestis loads its cargo onto spacecraft that are engaged in unrelated commercial and scientific missions. Packages begin at approximately $2,000.

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The true motivation behind Mr. Ohm’s decision to send his DNA to the moon is pragmatic: what if, in thirty or forty thousand years, some relic of this civilization or a different one finds his genetic blueprints and—what exactly? Anything at all, actually! However, Ohm assumes it would be for something really cool if they’re smart enough to find his DNA and use it, according to the NYT.

Kavya Bhatt

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