[meteorite-list] NASA Awards Moon Rock to Former Astronaut Stafford

[Darren Garrison]

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:58:07 -0700, "Tom Knudson" <peregrineflier at npgcable.com> wrote:

>"The awards remain the property of NASA; however, each lunar sample will be
>on
>long-term loan to the museum or learning institution of the recipient's
>choice"
>
>How generous of them!

You ain't heard nothing yet.  They are awarding Neil Armstrong sole ownership of the entire remaing
shuttle fleet!  The only stipulations are that he can't use them, sell them, visit them, take photos
of them, or mention his ownership in public or in private.  But they are his!  (Rumor is that Buzz
Aldrin will get the Andromeda galaxy).

Really, isn't awarding something to someone but without actually letting them have it just some
silly trumped up term for naming it after them?  Maybe the International Star Regestry
http://www.starregistry.com/ people can start an International Fragment of Apollo Lunar Samples
regestry-- for only $54 plus shipping you, too, can have a chunk of the Moon that will remain in a
vault somewhere named after you!