Specialists fear planned commercial flights could compromise lunar heritage, including Neil Armstrong’s bootprints.
"The inclusion of the moon underscores the universal need for proactive and cooperative strategies to protect heritage — ...
NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...
The WMF's concern isn't just about physical preservation but also about maintaining the historical and cultural value these ...
For the first time, a location beyond Earth has been listed as vulnerable by the World Monuments Fund, an international ...
The World Monuments Fund has included the moon on its 2025 "Watch" list of cultural heritage locations facing significant ...
The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left ...
Key artefacts include the pristine footprint left by Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base, the site of the first moon landing in 1969 ... of the first footprints of Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin ...
The prospect of recreational space travel has sparked concerns about tourists disturbing historical sites on the Moon. The Apollo 11 lunar landing site within the Sea of Tranquility is home to the ...
such as the Apollo 11 lunar landing site within the Sea of Tranquility, home of the first off-Earth footprints by humans planted there in 1969. Listed are cultural heritage sites that face major ...
The WMF is drawing attention to more than 90 lunar locations, including Tranquility Base and artifacts from the Apollo 11 landing site, which preserves the bootprints of Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...