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Apollo landers, Neil Armstrong’s bootprint and other human artifacts on Moon officially protected by new US law – The Conversation US
Who cares what happens to bootprints on the Moon? All humans should. And thankfully the US Congress and president agree.
Its hard to care about bootprints sunk in soil 238,900 miles away as humanity suffers the combined burden of an unforgiving virus and a political unease. But how humans treat those bootprints and the historic lunar landing sites upon which they are found will speak volumes about who we humans are and who we seek to become.
On Dec. 31, the One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act became law. As far as laws go, its pretty benign. It requires companies that are working with the National…
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