NES MAY HELP PRESERVE LUNAR HISTORY. PROTECTING MONE SITES 1 SIX APOLLO MISSION PUT MEN ON THE MOON. AMONG THE THINGS ASTRONAUTS LEFT BEHIND ARE ROVER TRACKS (FROM APOLLO15, ABOVE-A PICTURE). FOOT PRINTS, AND STILL-IN-USE LASER REFLECTORS THAT TELL SCIENTIST HOW FAR THE EARTH IS FROM THE MOON. ALL ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM FUTURE EXPLORERS.
NASA IS SHARING SUGGESTIONS FOR PERSERVING THE MOON'S HISTORIC PLACES SINCE OFFICAL PROTECTION AS WORLD HERITAGE SITES ISN'T AN OPTION. UNESCO HASN'T HAD A SAY OVER CELESTIAL BODIES, AND THE 1967 OUTER SPACE TREATY STATES NO COUNTRY CAN CAMIM THE MOON AS IT CAN'T EVEN BE NOMINATED.
THE ADVICE BUILDS ON LESSONS THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAM LEARNED THE HARD WAY. FRO EXAMPLE, DON'T LAND WITHIN 1.2 MILES OF SITE EDGES, TO AVOID SWEEPING THE SITE WITH ABRASIVE MOON DUST. LEAVING THE MOON CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS TOO. FLAGS FROM FIVE OF THE APOLLO MISSIONS ARE STILL STANDIN, ALL EXCEPT FOR APOLLO 11'S-IT WAS PLNTED TO CLOSE TO LIFT OFF AND TOPPLED FROM ENGINE EXHAUST....THIS IS WRITEN BY JOHNNY RIZZO...IT SAYS VISIT ALL SIX APOLLO SITE ON OUR DIGITAL EDITION
THIS IOS FROM THE MARCH 2013 NGO AS WELL (SMILE)
Posted By: ROBINSON IRMA
Friday, August 9th 2013 at 6:11AM
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