Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite orbiting Earth. Scientists want to bring it home after 67 years
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/vanguard-1-is-the-oldest-satellite-orbiting-earth-scientists-want-to-bring-it-home-after-67-years
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it’d be awesome if they were able to bring such a small and delicate piece back intact, and it’d be so cool to get to see vanguard 1 in person
I always wondered whether someday there would be something like space archeology, where people of the future could understand our world by retrieving and studying satellites made by (our) older civilization. How many satellites are in the [GEO graveyard orbit.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graveyard_orbit) available for study to those interested and capable of getting there?
They should do the same for Hubble. Give it a proper retirement in a museum.
Didn’t one of the Apollos land near an early lunar lander and bring back the camera?
Reading the article, it seems like something that could be done, though why it should be done isn’t so clear. And the biggest question seems to be who’s going to pay for it?