The landing site of NASA’s Apollo missions may be transformed into a popular tourist destination, if a new bill in Congress is ratified. Two democratic congresswomen are seeking designate a national park on the moon, protecting abandoned Apollo artifacts, such as the landing gear, roving hardware, and the famous footprints.
The last manned lunar landing was in 1972, and no human has stepped foot on the surface of the moon since. But that might not be the case much longer as other countries and commercial space programs seek to replicate NASA’s past successes.
The bill, dubbed the “Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act,” was designed to specifically account for public access and tourism. Both visitor and administrative services are to be designated “within reasonable proximity to the Historical Park,” and hint at a possible future of moon landing tours and public amenities.
via The Verge
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