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April 1, 2026Journal of Tourism FuturesOpen Access

Public perceptions of creating heritage sites in outer space

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Analysis reports on public views of space heritage, highlighting the need for protections amid rising space tourism.

Key Points

  • This article aims to explore public perceptions and awareness of space heritage, focusing on significant sites like the Moon.
  • Conducted thematic content analysis of discussions from a popular space-related Reddit group.
  • Analyzed 17 years of posts and comments to gauge perceptions of space heritage.
  • Examined themes related to the Apollo 11 site and broader space heritage issues.
  • Discussions primarily center on the Moon, especially the Apollo 11 site.
  • Notable disagreement exists on what qualifies as space heritage.
  • Concerns regarding the necessity of official heritage status and enforcement of protections were highlighted.
  • Potential tourism value of these sites was also debated.

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Sam Spector (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7a3e5652765b073a7388https://doi.org/10.1108/jtf-10-2025-0342
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