This July 20th marks the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.  This was a monumental moment in human history and achievement. The entire world watched as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. 
 
In 1906 Congress passed the Antiquities Act which authorizes the President to designate federal property or territory as National Monuments. This property must be of historic or scientific significance to be designated monuments. The Apollo moon landers meet all three of these criteria.
 
Later that same year, President Teddy Roosevelt first used the Antiquities Act when he made Devil's Tower in Northeastern Wyoming a national monument. Since then nearly every president has used the Act to designate monuments. Many of those monuments were later elevated by congress to national parks status.  
 
President Obama, you have a unique opportunity. You can be the first president to designate a national monument on another heavenly body. This would set the precedent of conserving human history, scientific advancement, and protecting natural processes off planet earth.  With a simple stroke of the pen you would be able to place your conservation record among those such as Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, and Jimmy Carter. Moreover, this designation will commemorate and send the hopeful message to the future that humanity can make "giant leaps" in progress; it just takes clear goals, the setting of deadlines, and political will.

Mr. President please take this opportunity to designate the physical equipment of the six Apollo lander sites as national monuments. These sites should be added to America's national park system and jointly managed by the National Park Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

If you do, future generations are certain to thank you for your foresight.