[meteorite-list] Apollo 16 Moon dust on ebay...mmmmmmmmm

[j.divelbiss at att.net]

According to Kevin's book (pg 36) it is illegal for an individual to possess NASA moon material. I'm sure it is then illegal to sell it on ebay.

I know such material exists in private hands because I saw a vial of it at my father's company back in the seventies. They made drilling bits that were used to get Moon core samples. I've seen the vial in the past...but to date nobody seems to know what happened to it. I know we didn't get it :(

John
 


-------------- Original message from ken newton <magellon at earthlink.net>: -------------- 


> I would not quickly discount the story. I have heard that each member of 
> NASA's Prime Recovery Team was given a small vile with a lunar dust and 
> fragments cleaned from space suits and boots. Last year I asked NASA to 
> confirm this but I am not aware of any response. As far as the fragments 
> up for auction, perhaps they are from the 'blue moon' that occasionally 
> appears ;>) 
> best, 
> ken 
> 
> 
> stan . wrote: 
> 
> > i wounder why a guy with nealry 6000 + feedback and only 1 negitive 
> > would be selling something like that on ebay... 
> > 
> > 
> >> From: M come Meteorite Meteorites 
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com 
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Apollo 16 Moon dust on ebay...mmmmmmmmm 
> >> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:23:48 +0100 (CET) 
> >> 
> >> Hello 
> >> 
> >> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=416&item=3959307456&rd=1 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> for me its a fake 
> >> 
> >> Matteo 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ===== 
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> >> EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ 
> >> 
> >> 
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