Guardians of the Moon: Preserving Apollo's Legacy

They were setting up camp at the Apollo land landing site. >> Yeah. Did you just notice that? That wasn't them using Apollo landers. That was them setting up at the Apollo landing site, which wouldn't have uh the the the actual uh uh module on top. It would only have the uh the service module there. So, not quite an exact uh uh representation, but who knows? >> We don't have point these those sites on the moon. Hm. I'm not sure how I feel about anyone approaching those sites on the moon. >> Right. I mean, we've had this conversation before. I think we all in agreement that those need to be like a a keepout zone for historical purposes, like a museum. >> Yeah. The fact that you bring that up as a concern tells me exactly how you feel about it. >> Wait, what? Yeah. I don't uh >> if if you didn't care, you wouldn't say a thing. >> Yeah. Very true. very true. But I do care and I'm not sure that we should have >> I do too. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't I I feel like there should be a international call it 100 meter boundary from the furthest out that anyone ever went at those landing sites or something like that. So that I mean it was the first time humanity went to the moon. There's plenty of moon. We don't need to go back to those locations like that. >> I wouldn't say all of them. There aren't that many, >> but I wouldn't say all of them. >> Okay, >> I was going to say two things. One, I believe the Google Lunar XP prize actually had a like bonus stipulation for imaging the a Apollo landing site >> um and approaching it within a certain distance if I'm recalling correctly about that. two, I would also love to get imagery of those landers and things because I want to see what's happened on the surface of the moon to these materials over the past five decades. So, that's going to tell you a lot about that environment and what to build for. So, um so I actually think it would it would be very beneficial to actually get a close-up look. Now, I don't think you need to like drive right up the stuff with it. I think as long as you got a good lens um to take images from very far away, you should be able to pull it off. But, you know, >> what was proposing with New Glenn, and that is to drive up to the the the scent stage there with a lunar chainsaw and chop it up and do some destructive testing to see really how those materials have evolved over the last 50 years, >> you know. And I did suggest a lunar chainsaw as well. That was uh that was in my suggestion list. Uh, lunar electric also my new handle on X >> electric. >> Anyhow, >> really cool with uh I a I hope Honda doesn't actually go to those sites and like disturb them, but b cuz it's just animations, whatever. But like it was like but b it is kind of exciting and I'm I'm curious to see what size vehicle they end up making. Like is it going to be electron sized, neutron sized? >> Well, I mean ba b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b based on those modules, I think they would have to at least double the size the modules that they showed in their renderings. I think they would at least have to double the size of the ve the diameter of the vehicle. >> I don't know what those elements weigh. So their payload capacity may have some something to do with it. Um, and the the the mass is is cubed or the volume is cubed, but the but the diameter is only squared. So, they may have to get more than double in order to be able to to get the that size of module up there. But, I mean, that's a pretty decent size and a pretty decent uh pretty tall task. >> Yeah. Huh. Will be >> what are you laughing at, Jared? I'm laughing at Aravail's comment in the chat room. >> Can we disassemble the Apollo landing sites and transport them to the Houston Museum? >> Oh my god. >> Don't tell Ted Cruz. You'll give them ideas. >> Dumbest thing. >> Oh man. Oh, >> they had their chance. They blew their chance. That's what happens. You don't get a second chance, guys. >> Yeah, you do when you're in power. >> Yeah. Why?