An international commission to protect space cultural heritage on the moon is needed now

Published on June 16, 2025
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin’s bootprint. Credit: NASA

How can heritage in space — the very objects and events that tell the story of humanity becoming a spacefaring civilization, such as Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s bootprints, India’s […]

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