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Moon Rock Winds Up In Court

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-get-that-pesky-moon-rock-if-its-the-last-thing-I-do dept.

Lothar+0 writes "In United States v. Lucite ball containing lunar material (an actual case, I'm not making this up, folks), the feds are suing to get back a moon rock from an American who brought it back from Honduras. They're alleging that this rock from the Apollo 17 mission is stolen property; ironic considering that NASA took something that wasn't under U.S. jurisdiction."

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  1. Mrs. Ball, In Trouble Again. by SEWilco · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Awww, Ricky! I brought this souvenir back from Honduras and accidentally swallowed it! And now the whole country is suing me! Aaaaaahhhhhhwwwwww! Aaaaahhhhwwww! I should have known there was something suspicious when the souvenir seller in the black suit called me Mrs. Ricardo before I introduced myself! Hoow ddoooo I gett iinn theeese thiinngs! Aaaaaahhhwww!"

  2. Re:Value of Moon Rocks by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    Lemme get this straight.

    There's an insurance company, who, in exchange for premiums, was dum^H^H^Hwilling to fund a NASA lunar sample retrieval mission in the event of theft, accidental loss, or destruction...

    ...and NOBODY from NASA was smart enough to steal the damn rock, pound it into sand, and drop the sand into the sea over the Marianas Trench? :-)

    C'mon, NASA, this isn't rocket science... uh... lemme rephrase that.