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FAITH LAPIDUS: Finally, the state of California is far away from the moon. But California officials recently registered objects left by the first men to land on the moon’s surface. The state’s historical resources agency recognized the more than one hundred objects as historically protected.
California has a deep interest in the objects. Many state-based companies helped develop machines and equipment that made the moon landing possible.
BOB DOUGHTY: Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July twentieth, nineteen-sixty-nine. The two astronauts explored an area that they called “Tranquility Base.” Lack of space in their lunar spacecraft, the Eagle, forced them to leave equipment on the surface.
The lower half of the spacecraft, or landing vehicle, still lies there today. So do empty food containers, space boots, life support systems and an American flag. They were just a few of the things the astronauts left behind. The total weight of equipment remaining on the lunar surface is about two thousand two hundred sixty eight kilograms.
FAITH LAPIDUS: Some scientists support the idea of historical protection for the remaining objects. They hope that someday Tranquility Base will be named a United Nations World Heritage Site. But the current California action registers only the objects, not Tranquility Base. International law bars any nation or state from claiming lunar surfaces.
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