How many names of deceased astronauts and cosmonauts are listed on
Chapter 1

Etched in the dust: personal family traces

Chapter 2

The Silicon Disc of Goodwill

Chapter 3

Memorials for the fallen

Chapter 4

Mapping the Moon's geography

Ch 3 · Memorials for the fallen
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Shared sacrifice transcends the divisions of the living.

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007skaty The posthumous medals left on the Moon by Apollo 11

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The tiny Fallen Astronaut statue

007skaty Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck created the stylized figure, which lies face down as an enduring memorial to lost space explorers.

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A plaque of fourteen names

007skaty The Fallen Astronaut memorial lists deceased spacefarers in alphabetical order on the Moon.

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007skaty Match medals to lunar craters to discover the pioneering scientists honored on the moon.

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Fallen Astronaut: The tiny aluminum figure left on the Moon has no distinct gender or ethnicity, representing all fallen space explorers equally.

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Should lunar memorials be private?

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What is the name of the 3.3-inch aluminum sculpture left on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission?

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007skaty A tiny memorial plaque on the Moon honors fallen space explorers.

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Which Belgian artist created the 'Fallen Astronaut' sculpture left on the Moon?

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007skaty The Fallen Astronaut sculpture remains a silent memorial on the Moon.

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Which Soviet cosmonaut, the first human in space, is commemorated on the Apollo 15 Fallen Astronaut plaque?

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How many names of deceased astronauts and cosmonauts are listed on the Fallen Astronaut plaque?

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Which mission patch did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin leave on the Moon to honor three astronauts who died in a launchpad fire?

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Along with the Apollo 1 patch, what commemorative items honoring Soviet cosmonauts did the Apollo 11 crew leave on the Moon?

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What did the astronauts intend the 'Fallen Astronaut' sculpture to represent?

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What controversy arose after the 'Fallen Astronaut' sculpture was placed on the Moon?

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