Dems pitch national park on the moon

[TexasTowelie]

Two House Democrats have proposed legislation that would establish a national historical park on the surface of the moon to mark where the Apollo missions landed between 1969 and 1972.

The bill from Reps. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) would create the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park. The park would be comprised of all artifacts left on the surface of the moon from the Apollo 11 through 17 missions.

The bill says these sites need to be protected because of the anticipated increase in commercial moon landings in the future.

"As commercial enterprises and foreign nations acquire the ability to land on the Moon, it is necessary to protect the Apollo lunar landing sites for posterity," according to the text of the Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act, H.R. 2617.

More at http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/309829-dems-propose-historical-park-on-the-moon .

[font color=green]I wonder how much it will cost to send a postcard from the Moon to Aunt Minnie back home?[/font]

[LiberalEsto]

1. (Psssst, don't tell anyone, but

the park is exclusively for Republicans, teabaggers and the like. One way fares only)

[arcane1]

2. How about the "If You Place Ads On The Moon You Will Be Shot" act?

You know they want to. A Nike or Apple logo, shined on the surface of the moon from an orbiting satellite, all night long.

I hope I'm long gone before that happens.

[burnodo]

3. Uhh, no

Lets get on with some real priorities first

[whatchamacallit]

4. Sure why not?

H.R. 2616, authorizes spending of $18.1 billion in 2014 for NASA, which rises to $18.9 billion in 2016.

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. Can we have a national park on territory that doesn't belong to the U.S. of A? n/t

[Cleita]

6. My thoughts too, but we did plant a flag there so maybe that makes it

a US territory.

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. The Outer Space Treaty,

formally the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, prohibits goverements on earth from claiming planets or territory on planets.

It might be a better idea to make it a world heritage site.

[Cleita]

9. Good, I'm happy we can't run around claiming any rocks floating around in space.

I hope our country honors the treaty.

[Cleita]

7. Something else to waste money on that could be used for Meals on Wheels and

school lunches that have been cut because of the sequester. Shouldn't we be taking care of any future astronauts or moon colonists first?

[frylock]

10. maybe they could use that money to maintan existing natl parks down here on earth?

just a thought.