“Ideally [the lunar landing sites] would be a park," said Michelle Hanlon, the founder of For All Moonkind.
it wants to preserve some of the Apollo landing sites on the moon. But there's currently no binding international framework requiring future visitors -- whether other nations or private space tourists -- to protect the footprints of astronaut Neil Armstrong.comes in -- a Connecticut-based nonprofit focused on preserving such sites so future generations can marvel out how much space travel has advanced since the Apollo era.
“If we can agree that there are places on the moon that we need to protect, that’s one way of figuring out how we’re going to zone and create the concept of if, not property ownership, at least title or mining rights," she told POLITICO.It started with a quote from the head of the European Space Agency. … He said, “I like to joke that we need to get back to the moon if only to take down those American flags.” It hit a nerve with me.
We’ve grown to about 75 members from all around the world. … We became permanent observers to the United Nations in December 2018. … We’re planning to create a manual to be completed by June 2020 that would just lay out all the issues, and different ways we can solve them. One example: If you designate a historic site and say other people can’t go there, does that violate free use of outer space?By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO.
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