Reply With QuoteHow long before miniscule amounts of it are used to bump up the price of a wristwatch?
NASA ordered to return historic lunar bag, moon dust to highest bidder
The sample bag of lunar dust from the 1969 moon landing by the Apollo 11 crew was put up for auction in 2015 and bought by a collector in Inverness, Illinois. She sent it to NASA for testing. When NASA did not return it, she sought possession of it through the federal judiciary. On Feb. 22, 2017, a district judge in Houston ruled that the bag is hers.
And today Nancy Lee Carlson got it back: NASA returns priceless bag of moondust.
See also www.collectspace.com for this and other articles.
How long before miniscule amounts of it are used to bump up the price of a wristwatch?
I had exact same thought.Originally Posted by Umbongo
Omega moon watch with actual moon dust dial £25k + I reckon :lol:
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not sure if this would work... I hate dust particles on the dial. Stardust included
I predict a phone call to Omega and presto-hay,
A 50th anniversary Speedie that really would be
a very "special edition"
50 pieces....£50k ?
...the more I think about it,
That REALLY would be a "special edition"
Single piece of moon dust on the dial ?
Image of the moon made from actual dust ?
Hmmmm...?
I'm gonna phone Nancy and volunteer to broker the deal...
What's the time difference in Illinois ??
Glad to hear it all turned out fine in the end.
Sell the dust to Omega and the bag to Bremont.
Moon dust bag sold for $1.8m
The outer decontamination bag from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was bought at Sotheby's by an anonymous bidder.
The white bag still carries traces of Moon dust and small rocks.
The auction comes after a legal battle over the ownership of the only artefact from the Apollo 11 mission which was in private hands.
Speculators had better make the most of it while they can. A number of commercial non manned missions to the moon are being planned at the moment. Expect to see a significant amount of material heading back to Earth.
I don't know lad, it's not like any cheese I've ever tasted.
Excellent quote Sir!
I can't believe its just a empty bag with only traces of dust, sold for $1.8 million !
Bremont?
Déjà vu...?
Wensleydale isn't it?!
Nope, not in this context...nor Stilton: video (@ 60s).
Oops!
It's funny that you can buy Moon rock or even Mars rock that comes from meteorites quite cheaply, but anything associated with the Apollo missions is astronomically more expensive.
There are some rocks on Earth that are over 4bn years old - I'd rather have a chunk of that on my desk as a paperweight.
Chances are the Moon was really part of the Earth anyway.
Such as
http://www.spacerocksuk.com/lunarmars.html
It appears that this is becoming the most popular theory.
In any event, everything coalesced from the same cloud of particles in the first place!
Yes, I try to remember as I review my decaying reflection in the mirror that I'm made of stellar material.
I recommend a few hash cakes along with a nice cup of Assam tea to help your thought processes on this one.Yes, I try to remember as I review my decaying reflection in the mirror that I'm made of stellar material.
Ooh good idea.
I've got the Assam.
Just need the hash. I might ask the Vicar as he still seems to believe in transubstantiation.
Just where is this thread going...?
To the local shops later on for some Marathon's and crisps I think.
He bought the bag for $1000 in a government sale auction, not a bad return on the money!
Via the local RM DO...
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