UM-Bot Posted September 12, 2020 #1 Share Posted September 12, 2020 The space agency has tasked private firms with the job of collecting and returning samples of soil from the Moon. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339494/nasa-will-pay-you-up-to-25000-for-lunar-soil 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted September 12, 2020 #2 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I don't see this becoming a moon-mining venture, lol. I mean, 25K for a sample that cost multi-millions to get... This is more like throwing NASA a bone if you've already collected and returned to earth well over 500 grams of material for your own study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 12, 2020 #3 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I guess I need to build a very big slingshot. Gotta get the moon gold next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck7 Posted September 12, 2020 #4 Share Posted September 12, 2020 That comes out to about $50 a gram. They must be out of their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted September 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) They clearly don't pay enough... some of them are already on the market and sell way more ! https://www.cnn.com/style/article/moon-rocks-auction-sothebys-intl/index.html Maybe they just wan't new sample and the ones gifted by astronaut of the Apollo program or other missions don't count ? Even moon dust got stolen at NASA and got probably on the black market for the highest bidder... Edited September 13, 2020 by Jon the frog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted September 13, 2020 #6 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Out of interest, can anyone point to where it actually says that's the price NASA will pay? I followed links from Bridenstine's tweet which eventually led to this government document and searched for "$25,000", but the references I found to that value always seemed to be related to something other than the price NASA would pay. As it's a 28 page long legal document perhaps someone might like to read it to confirm exactly what NASA is offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted September 13, 2020 #7 Share Posted September 13, 2020 My selfie when I was the last time on the Moon and collected soil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted September 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted September 13, 2020 $25,000? Hang on a second, I'll be right back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted September 13, 2020 #9 Share Posted September 13, 2020 I believe this is being done to set a legal precedent (aka mining materials in/from space) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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