Tranquility base, the spot where humans first set foot on the moon, should be granted special heritage status and protected against damage from future visitors and missions, according to the head of the European Space Agency. “The Apollo 11 landing site is world heritage for humanity,” he told the Guardian. And now, as space agencies and private companies gear up for unprecedented operations on the moon, they seem more vulnerable than ever. But protecting lunar heritage may not be straightforward. “If you define each and everything on Earth as heritage, you cannot move and it will be the same on the moon.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2019 09:56 UTC