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Protection sought for Apollo landing sites

By T.K. Randall
January 16, 2012 · Comment icon 47 comments

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Historians are looking to the future with efforts to formally protect the Apollo landing sites.
There are hundreds of individual items on the moon that were left there after the Apollo astronauts returned home; while these may remain undisturbed for now, in the future formal protection will be needed to prevent future generations from disturbing the sites. "I think it's humanity's heritage," said anthropology professor Beth L. O'Leary. "It's just an incredible realm that archaeologists haven't begun to look at until now."
California’s catalog of historic artifacts includes two pairs of boots, an American flag, empty food bags, a pair of tongs and more than a hundred other items left behind at a place called Tranquillity Base.


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Comment icon #38 Posted by BFB 13 years ago
fIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO CAPABILITY IN EXISTENCE FROM ANY COUNTRY TO SEND MEN TO THE MOON AND RETURN THEM TO EARTH. LIFT AND SOPHISTICATED SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGIES ARE DECADES AWAY FOR ANY SPACE POWER BESIDES THE uNITED STATES (AND, IF PRESENT TRENDS CONTINUE, FOR THE uNITED sTYATES AS WELL, AS RIDICULOUS AN IDEA AS THAT IS TO CONTEMPLATE). Some of the discussion of these other nations going to the Moon with ambitious plans amuses me in that none of it takes into account the complete requirements of such a mission, nor that no nation has ever come close to attaining a minority of those requirem... [More]
Comment icon #39 Posted by MID 13 years ago
Mr T-Rex. My comment wasn't addressing Moon landings by the countries i mentioned (look at the highlighted text in the quote) My post was regarding trusting China because of the Tibet situation. My teeth aren't that sharp, BFB... Ah, I see. Perhaps another thread was a better place to siscuss trusting China because of Tibet (?). Speaking of lunar ownership doesn't seem to be related to trusting China because of "the Tibet situation".
Comment icon #40 Posted by Rafterman 13 years ago
Most people/countries already know that 12 Americans walked on the moon. But, I wonder when the Chinese (if they eventyally get there) start showing the hard evidence that Apollo really took place,... What will be the response from the "no-moonies"? Either the Chinese are in on it because of some big financial conspiracy - can't have our biggest debtor being embarrassed, yada yada yada - or they'll admit that we did send all of that stuff to the moon, but that it was all non-manned.
Comment icon #41 Posted by Daveisback 13 years ago
I think they should make Tranquility Base a Humanity's Heritage site to protect it for all time. The plaque reads: Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 20, 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.
Comment icon #42 Posted by MID 13 years ago
I think they should make Tranquility Base a Humanity's Heritage site to protect it for all time. The plaque reads: Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 20, 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. I do believe, Daveisback, that such an action will be the plan. When we get back there, that site will be cordoned-off, and it shall never be trod upon, left preserved for eternity, as it was left on 20 July, 1969. it is, and always shall be a sacred place. A symbolic site representing the expansion of the consciousness of mankind...all men, not just American, but Chine... [More]
Comment icon #43 Posted by SikFly 13 years ago
lol, thats the scientists just being polite, no one liked the Russians back then.
Comment icon #44 Posted by Edel 13 years ago
Just for the record, there is an entire section of the forums dedicated to this nonsense. If you wish to further fantasize on conspiracies with no base proof whatsoever, please keep it there. Clear of proper intelectual discussions. Just for the so called `cospiracy theorists` running around here derailing a proper discussion. There is an entire section for your so called ` theories` .
Comment icon #45 Posted by Waspie_Dwarf 13 years ago
This topic has become a bit of a train wreck. Please let's keep to on topic posting only. Lilly has already asked people to do this. This is a second warning. Before we need to issue a third here is a little fact you might want to consider, it takes a moderator a lot less time and effort to remove a post than it does for you to write it. If you wish to discuss the Apollo hoax theory then please fell free to do so in the conspiracies section. If you wish to discuss China & Tibet please feel free to do so in the politics section. If you wish to discuss the preservation of the Apollo landing ... [More]
Comment icon #46 Posted by Waspie_Dwarf 13 years ago
To get this thread back on topic... I have always envisaged a future where the Apollo landing sites will be huge tourist attractions. I suspect that if that comes to pass it will not be in my lifetime. However the sites absolutely will have to be protected. Nature will take æons to eradicate the astronauts footprints, careless human activity will do it in decades. These sites are more important than just a part of U.S. history, these footprints belong to the world. If mankind leaves this planet and spreads amongst the stars then those footprints will represent a seminal moment in the evolutio... [More]
Comment icon #47 Posted by DONTEATUS 13 years ago
To get this thread back on topic... I have always envisaged a future where the Apollo landing sites will be huge tourist attractions. I suspect that if that comes to pass it will not be in my lifetime. However the sites absolutely will have to be protected. Nature will take æons to eradicate the astronauts footprints, careless human activity will do it in decades. These sites are more important than just a part of U.S. history, these footprints belong to the world. If mankind leaves this planet and spreads amongst the stars then those footprints will represent a seminal moment in the evolutio... [More]
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