How long would a footprint stay visible on the surface of the moon?, page 1

reply to post by CX

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My thoughts exactly. i wish someone else would land there and take some pictures and prove us all right or wrong once and for all !

Originally posted by stumason

Originally posted by ThePeopleParty
Hasn't america made the apollo landing site a no fly zone? Your not going to find out once and for all. We all die never knowing for a fact what went on.

Oh man, that's funny.

What, exactly, are they going to do to stop anybody landing there...

Yes I think so.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NASA has begun drafting guidelines to protect the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 landing sites, listing them as off-limits, and including ground-travel buffers and no-fly zones to avoid spraying rocket exhaust or dust onto aging, but historic, equipment.

www.space.com...

reply to post by ThePeopleParty

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Som they can just ask other countries, who plan to go in the next 10 years, nicely and hope they don't go?

It won't be long before private corps will be going to the moon. There are a couple of projects already.

reply to post by ThePeopleParty

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Hasn't america made the apollo landing site a no fly zone?

What right has the USA to declare anywhere on the moon a 'no fly zone'?
And how are they going to enforce it?

If I was financing a private flight to the moon I would go where the hell I wanted and as a point of principle I would visit previous landing sites which if genuine, and I personally believe they are - just maybe they've been a bit economical with the truth about what they found there, would still display all the signs, remnants etc from the visits.

I would like to think that I'd be completely transparent and honest about what was found there.

Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by ThePeopleParty

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Som they can just ask other countries, who plan to go in the next 10 years, nicely and hope they don't go?

It won't be long before private corps will be going to the moon. There are a couple of projects already.

Yes but you know how things work. If you plant a flag on it then its yours )

It wouldn't surprise me at all if the Americans actually claim the moon to be their property

reply to post by wewillnotcomply666

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The footprint would stay there, forever, until an impact of something close enough to disturb it.

NASA wants to protect those sites as they are historic sites for all of humanity, and if they aren't protected, they will be lost forever.

Think about it, if you could go to the moon, where are you going? The landing sites, the flag, you are gonna walk all over the place and probably try to take a souvenir, this is why they are asking people not to go there.

I think the smartest move would be to have some protective domes places around these sites, that protect from visitors but still allow people to visit and experience the sites for themselves.

reply to post by Freeborn

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If I was financing a private flight to the moon I would go where the hell I wanted and as a point of principle I would visit previous landing sites which if genuine, and I personally believe they are - just maybe they've been a bit economical with the truth about what they found there, would still display all the signs, remnants etc from the visits.

Sure, one or two people like you would probably be smart enough not to mess the site up. But think logically. How much would you pay a private company for a trip to the moon, and a moon walk around one of the apollo sites? Think about the damage to those sites that just 1 single tour group could do.

I'd rather have those sites preserved forever than let people go snap pictures and walk all over the stuff. I stand by my dome idea, happy medium, you can still inspect, you just can't touch or damage anything, including footprints and rover tracks.

Once those are gone, they are gone. Once someone walks over the first footprint made on the moon, it is lost forever. Look at any historic site that isn't protected, raped of anything of historic value.

reply to post by phishyblankwaters

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Sure, what you say may be true....but that still doesn't alter the fact that the US has no right whatsoever to proclaim a 'no fly zone' or anything at all on the moon.

It is an example of the American arrogance that seriously pisses off the rest of the world.

Obviously they deserve to have their opinion heard and given respectful consideration, after all they were US landings etc but any decision to preserve previous landing areas should be decided unanimously by the international community.

I'm not too comfortable with the idea of private companies going to the moon as their only priority will be profit but it seems individual nations are either reluctant or unable to spend the vast fortunes needed to fund manned flight to the moon.

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