Moon missions spark the human imagination.

![][1] Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon in 1969. PHOTO: NASA J. Berg's Editorial “A child of Apollo” (19 July, p. [203][2]) is spot on. Fifty years ago, my older brother and I watched the Apollo 11 mission from India, sharing a worldwide sense of pride. The legacy of Apollo continues, with technological and medical benefits ([ 1 ][3]). It has inspired a new generation to think big and take great risks. Fifty years later, I watched Chandrayaan-2, India's lunar exploration mission, from the United States, connected to my brother by the internet though thousands of miles apart. The latest Moon mission provides a cause for celebration. The public's exposure to advances in science, medicine, and engineering continues on many fronts. Fifty years ago, it was a luxury for a country to perform space exploration; now a private Moon lander is the buzz ([ 2 ][4]). A society may survive on its earthly activities, but it thrives on the human imagination that has given us rockets, satellites, and a continued search for knowledge. The Chandrayaan-2 mission drives a change in India that was initiated by the Apollo mission so many years ago. Space exploration spurs global creativity, including China's successful Chang'E-4 landing on the far side of Moon ([ 3 ][5]) and the bold attempt of the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet ([ 4 ][6]). Science can transcend time and distance to unite people and nurture their imaginations. If agencies like the Indian Space Research Organisation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration worked together, along with China and private companies, another Moon journey would be possible. This is the time for the next generation to pursue their dreams. 1. [↵][7]1. K. Fong , Lancet 394, 205 (2019). [OpenUrl][8] 2. [↵][9]1. E. Gibney , Nature 566, 434 (2019). [OpenUrl][10] 3. [↵][11]1. C. Li et al ., Nature 569, 378 (2019). [OpenUrl][12][PubMed][13] 4. [↵][14]1. E. Gibney , Nature 568, 286 (2019). [OpenUrl][15] [1]: /embed/graphic-1.gif [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/365/6450/528 [3]: #ref-1 [4]: #ref-2 [5]: #ref-3 [6]: #ref-4 [7]: #xref-ref-1-1 "View reference 1 in text" [8]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DLancet%26rft.volume%253D394%26rft.spage%253D205%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [9]: #xref-ref-2-1 "View reference 2 in text" [10]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DNature%26rft.volume%253D566%26rft.spage%253D434%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [11]: #xref-ref-3-1 "View reference 3 in text" [12]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DNature%26rft.volume%253D569%26rft.spage%253D378%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F31092939%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [13]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=31092939&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fsci%2F366%2F6465%2F581.1.atom [14]: #xref-ref-4-1 "View reference 4 in text" [15]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DNature%26rft.volume%253D568%26rft.spage%253D286%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx