<div>Hi, my name is Layla Nicholson and I'm the daughter of John Nicholson - whose story recently went viral on TikTok &amp; Instagram
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<div>Since John was a little boy, he'd always dreamt of being an astronaut
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<div>His love of space continued throughout his adult life where he built up a relationship with NASA &amp; would bring people out to experience launches at Cape Canaveral
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<div>He wanted to share the joy of all things space with others!
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<div>Dad even invented a space oven &amp; spoke at the international space conference back in the late 90s
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<div>Sadly, dad had a huge breakdown and was in and out of the mental health system for the next 30 years
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<div>But his love of space never died.
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<div>Dad finally got the most mentally stable he'd ever been in summer 2024
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<div>But, cruelly, he was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of 2025 and sadly passed away in September
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<div>Just days after he died, my sister spotted that NASA were accepting submissions for peoples names to be loaded on a SD card to go on board the Artemis Il mission
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<div>So that means on April 1st, John Nicholson finally managed to get to space - even if it was just his name
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<div>But, l'm a big believer in keeping dreams alive even if the person is dead...
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<div>Dad's ashes are still with us on Earth, but I want to get them to space!
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<div>The plan has always been to send dad's ashes to space next year &amp; make it into a big fundraising event for charity - I want dad to have a positive legacy!
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<div>It costs around £4,000 to send ashes to space so going to start the fundraiser there
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<div>After posting dad's story on social media, lots of people have been moved and have asked me to set this up!
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<div>I'm not sure what exact charity/charities l'd like to fundraise for but it will be something to do with either mental health, cancer and/or social mobility - to help young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds to follow their dreams!
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<div>Despite everything, dad was an inherently positive person who cared for all - it's something that it's important to me too
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<div>I was the carer for my dad for 8 years and it's been really hard, even harder losing dad
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<div>Life can be cruel, but that doesn't mean we have to be
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<div>Thank you!! Layla :)
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