[meteorite-list] Re: Russian samples- Loss Of NASA Work Surfaces At Moon Rock Trial

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:33 2004
Message-ID: <20030604045859.12579.qmail_at_web12704.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello Walter and all,

Almost 30 years ago, the late Dr. Shoemaker, and a
good friend of mine gave me the original Apollo 15
planning maps. These things are huge, 3.5 feet by 7
feet in extent with overlays, and other closeup
photos. There is also quite a bit of handwritten
notes, and on the overlays in india ink thousands of
craters outlined and with hand written exploration
notes.

The outline of the rover is shown and one person in
Germany pointed out that the deviation that was
inadvertantly made in the actual flight was not on
this so it was done before the mission.

It is very interesting, and I had it stashed in my
closet for over 25 years.

Not sure what to do with it, sell it or get an
appraisal... just not sure.

What is such a thing worth?

Steve Schoner.

--- Walter Branch <branchw_at_bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Long before meteorites, I collected space program
> memorabilia. Still have a
> few astronaut signed items. Interestingly, one can
> get an actual (albeit
> small) swatch of moondust from Apollo 11:
>
> http://www.spaceflori.com/dust.htm
>
> This dealer is completely legit.
>
> -Walter
>
> ------------------------------------------
> www.branchmeteorites.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Baalke" <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
> To: "Meteorite Mailing List"
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:31 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Russian samples- Loss
> Of NASA Work Surfaces At
> Moon Rock Trial
>
>
> > >
> > > >In 1993, three flecks of moon rocks from a
> Russian
> > > lunar probe sold at a Sotheby's auction for
> $442,500.
> >
> > I had sent this out in June 1994 (before this
> meteorite mailing list
> > had existed).
> >
> >
> > MOON ROCK FOR SALE
> >
> > A Moon rock will be auctioned off by Superior
> Galleries in
> > Beverly Hills, California on June 25, 1994. The
> Moon rock was returned
> > to Earth from an unspecified Apollo mission. The
> following is the
> > exact text from Superior Galleries' catalog on the
> space auction:
> >
> > "Lot 318. Moon Rock. An actual black
> basaltic moon rock
> > (.65 carat) mounted on a moonstone
> pendant surrounded by
> > diamonds. The moon rock comes with a
> provenance provided
> > by the consignor tracing it back to a
> motel owner in the
> > Cape who received the moonstone as a
> friendship gift from
> > an astronaut. The consignor has offered
> this rock to NASA
> > with the proviso that they pay him for it
> if it proved to
> > be genuine and/or if it was destroyed in
> testing. They
> > refused, but didn't confiscate the stone.
> We are selling
> > the rock moon (pendant) as is, based on
> the owner's
> > certificate of authenticity."
> >
> > The estimated value of the Moon rock ranges
> from $25,000 to $35,000.
> >
> > This will be the third time that lunar
> material has been available
> > at an auction. The first time was in January 1993
> when Moon dust was
> > auctioned by Superior Galleries. The Moon dust
> was collected by a NASA
> > technician onto a 2 inch piece of transparent tape
> from the spacesuit of
> > astronaut Dave Scott after his Apollo 15 trip to
> the Moon in July, 1971.
> > This Moon dust sold for $46,750. The second time
> occurred at the
> Sotheby's
> > auction house in New York in December 1993. Three
> small fragments scooped
> > up by the Soviet's Luna 16 spacecraft in 1970 sold
> for a whopping
> $442,500.
> >
> > Ron Baalke
> >
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