A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon

[DGUtley]

A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon. Interesting article. A spacecraft containing something called Tartigrades crashed on the moon. Apparently, it's not illegal and not necessarily a bad idea(?):
“Our job, as the hard backup of this planet, is to make sure that we protect our heritage—both our knowledge and our biology,” says Spivack. “We have to sort of plan for the worst.” Creating a backup of the entire planet is the sort of high-minded idealism associated with the titans of Silicon Valley, but Spivack is well on his way to turning it into a reality. And as the world grapples with the fallout from climate change, the prospect of nuclear war, and even killer asteroids, creating a backup of human civilization doesn’t sound like such a bad idea after all.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-crashe...=pocket-newtab



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[FindersKeepers]

Interesting, and I kind of doubt the crash was accidental.

While I can see the organisms eventually evolving, I don't think it will happen until humanity here is long gone. And, even if they do evolve, the atmosphere on the moon is still not conducive to human life (as we know it).

By what authority can the spill be deemed illegal? Since it's a "new frontier," shouldn't it get to have courts of its own and its own laws?

[MMC]

Interesting, and I kind of doubt the crash was accidental.

While I can see the organisms eventually evolving, I don't think it will happen until humanity here is long gone. And, even if they do evolve, the atmosphere on the moon is still not conducive to human life (as we know it).

By what authority can the spill be deemed illegal? Since it's a "new frontier," shouldn't it get to have courts of its own and its own laws?

At least it has water.

[nathanbforrest45]

Food for thought.

[Peter1469]

If they evolve into anything it will be long after humans have passed from the galaxy.

[donttread]

Man's arrogance is the face of nature knows no bounds and has no off switch.