Stolen Apollo 11 moon dust recovered

BrianPotter, Please do not make personal attacks, even if you believe you have been misrepresented. Im sorry Mr Wasp....im on new preion meds for pain....i find im following myself round doing apologies...im sorry if i offended anyone...i cant even remember what i said..

This story is so full of distortions, lies and false statements that it boggles the mind of those that really know about this. These Spaceflori.com presentations were made from an item that Florian Noller won in an WORLD WIDE, OPENLY ADVERTISED AUCTION in 2001. And from that strip of tape that had Apollo 11 moon dust on it, he took pieces and made presentation photos of the American Flag on the moon, and took tiny pieces of that tape attached and sold them to many collectors. And he did so OPENLY, distributing them WORLDWIDE on the Internet and in numerous auctions WORLDWIDE. These were never ... [More]

This story is so full of distortions, lies and false statements that it boggles the mind of those that really know about this. These Spaceflori.com presentations were made from an item that Florian Noller won in an WORLD WIDE, OPENLY ADVERTISED AUCTION in 2001. And from that strip of tape that had Apollo 11 moon dust on it, he took pieces and made presentation photos of the American Flag on the moon, and took tiny pieces of that tape attached and sold them to many collectors. And he did so OPENLY, distributing them WORLDWIDE on the Internet and in numerous auctions WORLDWIDE. These were never ... [More]

There are likely more important things to boggle one's mind, I should think! This threads comments were geared toward a discussion of the legality of being in possession of Moon rocks and such, and why such things are so protected. I think most would agree that a little dust on some tape doesn't constitute a problem, and no one is prosecuting Terry Slezak for anything. He was contaminated on July 25, 1969, and that was the first direct human exposure to the lunar dust on Earth. No problem. A little dust, and he'll never be prosecuted for that. What he got contaminated with that day was a harml... [More]

First off. It was not "stolen." It was NASA property. It was taken without their permission. Under what definition of stolen does this not apply?

It was NASA property. It was taken without their permission. Under what definition of stolen does this not apply? And so was a myriad of other Apollo Era artifacts then. How about "disposed of" rather than "stolen" NASA disposed of lots of Apollo items and these are widely available in the space memorabilia trade. NASA "decontaminated" the Apollo space crafts, and where did that dust go? It was not cataloged so... what then... Where did it go? "Stolen" is is the wrong word in this case. Stolen means taken, plundered, purloined things with the intent of taking it to the owner's loss. Though I c... [More]

Well this sure turned interesting quick. I look forward to reading more posts from Schoner as it seems he has some insight. As do Waspie and Mid of course.

NASA disposed of lots of Apollo items and these are widely available in the space memorabilia trade. NASA "decontaminated" the Apollo space crafts, and where did that dust go? Totally and utterly irrelevant. If it is NASA's property it is NASA's to do with as they see fit. If they wish to dispose of hardware (which as far as I know is not classified as a National Treasure and therefore not covered under this US Federal Law) then that is up to NASA. It is also totally irrelevant that other dust was lost during decontamination. Again it is NASA property. If I decided that on Wednesday I am going... [More]

Totally and utterly irrelevant. If it is NASA's property it is NASA's to do with as they see fit. If they wish to dispose of hardware (which as far as I know is not classified as a National Treasure and therefore not covered under this US Federal Law) then that is up to NASA. It is also totally irrelevant that other dust was lost during decontamination. Again it is NASA property. If I decided that on Wednesday I am going to take my TV and dispose of it, it is still theft if someone removes it from my house without my consent on Tuesday. In fact that analogy does not go far enough. Because the ... [More]

It does boggle my mind in so far as this news release gone viral. Just Google "Stolen Moon Dust" and see all the pages that come up, or "Missing Moon Dust Recovered" First off. It was not "stolen." Second off: it was not "missing." As I stated previously it was IN PLAIN VIEW for 10 YEARS! It was a major thing, in a major auction in 2001. And it was a major thing when Spaceflori.com began to sell shards of it openly shortly after. And Mr. Slezak stated that NASA, three decades later when he sold the tape, never mentioned it to him. What boggles my mind is that this story with all of its errors ... [More]