So what would be the penalty if someone does something happens to it? Not flippant question as I am genuinely interested.
Cricket on the moon would sure be interesting.
This is a treasure of humanity’s achievement; and since there is no global governance body, it makes sense to start here.
apologies if I don't participate in this empire-building dream of US superiority.
it was the culmination and outcome from decades of measuring dicks between 2 super powers where one arrived quicker than the other. how is this not the same as when the DPRK is displaying their ICBM's and idiots in uniform goose stepping?
this kind of nostalgia is 50ies 60ies wishful thinking and no different than waving flags or rooting ones ego in nationality or religion. utterly backward but not unexpected for a country that values military achievements higher than the need for an affordable health care system etc.
Yeah they've been to the moon x years ago but these days they got thousands dying literally every day and 30% of the populace looks and acts like this: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/
And it's really hard to justify the expense sometimes when there are so many problems much closer to the ground that could use the funding.
Meanwhile, global internet is an exciting concept, especially if it can fund small backup civilizations (that will eventually be needed due to the heat death of the sun).