[meteorite-list] Re: NASA was on eBay

From: Nicholas Gessler <gessler_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun May 23 11:02:48 2004
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20040523080141.03f62e50_at_mail.ucla.edu>

I heard that NASA was buying ferrite core memory.
And I believe it to be true.
Nick

At 07:44 AM 5/23/2004, MarkF wrote:
>Hi All
>get ot, but the rumor was that NASA was on ebay, buying all the xt chips
>they could..something about hardened chips and thats what most of the
>onboard puters ran on...paid good money I heard too...anyone know if this
>was true?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
>To: "Bob Martino" <martino.6_at_osu.edu>
>Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 10:35 AM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Moon Rock Stolen in Malta
>
>
> > Bob,
> >
> >
> > You said:
> >
> > "I'll bet you my next year's personal earnings
> > that it will fetch FAR more than a measly $5 million."
> >
> > I say:
> >
> > Don't tell me...you don't work and live off your partner's earnings?
> >
> > First off I did not say the raisin rock from Malta was a meteorite...I was
>just comparing the price of moon rock, regardless of where it was picked up.
>Assuming a raisin sized moon rock weighed a gram...the $5 million/gram
>versus $1,000/gram is 5000 times more costly.
> >
> > I'd bet you your next year's earnings that NASA would be on ebay selling
>moon rocks if they could get $5,000,000/g for it.
> >
> > Joking John, Reading, PA
> >
> >
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > It is not a lunar METEORITE that was stolen. You mean to
> > > tell me that you sell material from the Apollo 17 Moon Mission
> > > for $1,000 per gram??? Hell, **I'LL** buy all of that you
> > > can get your hands on, provided you can provide free and
> > > clear title, documentation, and provenance for the specimens.
> > > It is a priceless piece of U.S. (indeed, HUMAN) history. A
> > > piece of the Moon as large as a raisin brought back by the
> > > Apollo 17 crew valued at _only_ $5 million? If such a thing
> > > is ever legally sold, I'll bet you my next year's personal earnings
> > > that it will fetch FAR more than a measly $5 million.
> > >
> > > Yes, John, I know you're joking, but I couldn't let that pass.
> > > $1,000 per gram indeed! :/
> > >
> > > -----
> > > Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ
> > > "You're not going crazy. You're going sane in a crazy world!"
> > > -The Tick
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > $5 million in US dollars for a raisin size moon rock? That seems a
> > > > bit inflated...even for a piece picked up on the moon. Otherwise we
> > > > have had some pretty good deals lately for less than a $1,000/g.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe I need to buy some more?
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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