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Lord British's Lost Lunar Rover Found, After 37 Years

Posted by timothy on from the where-did-you-put-it-down? dept.

Lanxon writes "The guy behind Ultima Online once bought an old Russian rover, despite it being lost on the moon somewhere. And now, using images released by NASA, it has been located on the moon's surface after nearly four decades of being MIA, reports Wired. Richard Garriott, who created the Ultima Online multiplayer game, bought the Lunokhod 2 in a Sotheby's auction in New York in 1998. And so new was the discovery of his lost possession, he hadn't even heard that the craft had been discovered when Wired spoke to him." (Richard Garriott is also well known as Lord British.)

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  1. Re:Proof he owns the moon. by DerekLyons · · Score: 3, Interesting

    At one point, Richard Garriott declared himself to be ruler of the moon, based on him being the only non-government entity to own anything physically on the moon.

    Well, a Grumman employee snuck a picture if his daughter onto Eagle's descent stage, and one of the astronauts lefts a bible on a rover seat, and another left a memorial [to fallen astronauts] statute... And that's just the ones we know about.
     
    So Garriot's claim is tenuous at best.

  2. conspiracy theories by roman_mir · · Score: 3, Interesting

    you gotta love conspiracy theories surrounding the US moon landings.

    For those, still not sure, check out these pics from the Harsh Mistress herself, look for example at Apollo 14 photos, there are footstep trails visible. Ain't it cool?

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    You can't handle the truth.