Moon historical park: Who wants to visit?

Instead of pouring the funds to organize the next astronauts' landing on the moon, the US parliament turned to save what people left on this celestial sphere : scientific instruments. , flags . Maybe, such conservation does not cost anything, but over time, it will become a not bad business .

It has been 44 years since Neil Armstrong's astronaut set his first foot on the moon. Then there was Edwin Aldrin (a photo of the famous shoe mark on the moon's surface). Aldrin heeling is close to a dozen other astronauts, taking part in the last landings in the Apollo campaign. They all left a lot of things on the moon: the shoe marks, the white flags, the artworks, the landing of the Eagle landing compartment . And now the American parliament wants to preserve those trace of human presence on the moon.

Preserve the shoe marks

The project proposed by US MPs talked about the need to build a moon historic park . It included landing areas of Apollo flights in 1969 - 1972 and an area related to the failure of Apollo XIII flight. According to Donn Edwards and Eddy Bernice, the two authors of the project: 'The Apollo moon conquest program is the greatest achievement in American history. In the prospect of developing commercial space flights and space exploration activities by other countries, the United States must keep the Apollo landing area unchanged, save for future generations'.

What historical moon park will preserve? Mainly traces of the first human presence on the moon. On the moon there are no clear climatic and geological phenomena, so the shoe left on it will remain forever. The flight to the moon is expected to turn into increasingly advanced projects. It is not difficult to imagine that after ten years, billionaires will buy tickets to the moon excursions. One of their attractive destinations will be landing sites of Apollo flights. This is what American MPs are most worried about.

White flags

The shoe marks are not the only trace that people leave on the moon. Astronauts leave behind scientific and technological tools. These tools can become 'fat bait' of treasure hunters and are considered victories related to the greatest achievement of mankind in the twentieth century. Among them is the landing ladder of the Eagle landing compartment. This ladder becomes unnecessary for astronauts on the way back to earth. It's hard to carry it as a souvenir because it weighs more than 10 tons; however, a mischievous treasure hunter could cut it down, or at least leave the 'I have come' pen on this ladder.

Astronauts have also left on the moon two main instruments: PSEP seismic recorder and laser reflector. From the earth, directing the laser beam to this device and measuring the reflection time, astronomers can study the speed of the moon's distance away.

On the moon there are 6 flags left by Apollo crews. It is worth noting that ultraviolet radiation and a large temperature difference have made the flags fly out of color. They are now snow white and certainly damaged. Of those 6 flags, only 5 are still 'standing'. The flag left by Apollo XI flight was plugged too close to the Eagle landing device and was dropped by its engine when it started to return to its mother ship.

The astronauts also left on the moon a pilot aviation statue by Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck. Besides, a list of 14 astronauts (8 Americans and 6 people from the former Soviet Union) died during the Apollo XV departure. It is difficult to determine the value of this work when it is auctioned on earth.

Without external intervention, traces of humans on the moon could exist for millions of years. However, it is difficult to confirm the establishment of the Moon Historical Park which can preserve these heritage for a long time (The Moon is not owned by any nation). Opponents of this idea argue that a better way to remember events from more than 40 years ago is to prepare a new campaign to continue bringing people to the moon.