Without care, lunar missions could endanger the historic sites of prior human exploration.
. The accords are the first multinational agreement to acknowledge the historical value of sites of space exploration, and the 21 signatories to date commit to developing practices and rules to protect that heritage — but the accords don't implement any specific rules to protect lunar sites.
With For All Moonkind, Hanlon has worked to have lunar exploration sites recognized specifically as heritage sites. On, the United Nations recognizes world heritage sites. Countries typically nominate sites within their own territory that present some"outstanding universal value" to future generations.
"The first way to protect is to avoid," Hanlon said."We don't have the technology to get close without destroying [heritage sites] at this point." In addition, the U.S. government recently acknowledged the historical value of space exploration sites on the moon with the
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