The very few times that man has been on the moon, we have left behind garbage, ranging from flags to full vomit bags, and from golf balls to parts of landing craft.
And then there is the falcon feather.
The falcon feather was left behind in 1971 by Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott who wanted to demonstrate Galileo’s 1585 thesis that, in the absence of air, two object of varying mass will accelerate uniformly.
And so, the question: Would a falcon feather fall at the same speed as a hammer?
Why a falcon feather?
Why not?
It certainly helped that the lunar module taking the astronauts from the space capsule to the moon was called “Falcon”.
And where did the falcon feather come from?
It was originally owned by one of the falcons that serve as mascots for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
And so what happened?
It all went as Galileo predicted, as you can see for yourself >> https://youtu.be/-4_rceVPVSY?
And are that hammer and feather still on the moon?
They are.
It seems the “Keep America beautiful” campaign does not extend to the moon.
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