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Jul 10

Bill proposes turning moon sites into national park

Astronaut Eugene Cernan on the moon in 1972.

(Credit: NASA/Harrison H. Schmitt)

Pack a sack lunch. Load the kids into the family rocket. We’re going to the moon! In some far distant future when every family has a space-worthy vehicle, the typical summer vacation may skip the requisite stop at the Grand Canyon and instead head for the moon. New legislation proposes establishing the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the moon.

Reps. Donna Edwards of Maryland and Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, both Democrats, this week introduced HR 2617, which refers to the Apollo lunar program as one of the greatest achievements in American history.

The bill reads, “…establishing the Historical Park under this Act will expand and enhance the protection and preservation of the Apollo lunar landing sites and provide for greater recognition and public understanding of this singular achievement in American history.”