joining me now is ian crawford, professor of planetary science and astrobiology.arch for life in the universe. 0k. what we just saw there were the first humans to step on the moon, but are you saying that there could have been other life? no, not at all. ithink that there could have been other life? no, not at all. i think the significance of the moon in terms of astrobiology is that for the whole history of the solar system, the moon has been orbiting the only inhabiting planet in the universe, the earth, and the only geological record of the moon informs us of the early history of the earth. that is the connection between the earth and astrobiology. the apollo landing, what did it mean to you? personally a lot. i was seven in 1969 and i was one of those small children woken up in the early hours of the morning to watch neil armstrong stepped on the moon. it was one of the things that inspired me to a career in science. where are we with lunar exploration? it is 50 years since the first person stood on the moon, it is almost 50 years since the last person stood o