[meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?

From: Pat Brown <radio_ranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:33:50 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <837897.65161.qm_at_web51312.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Hello fellow listoids,

Mexico Doug's post about Michael Collins praises a lesser known hero of the Apollo program. IMNSHO, Michael Collins is also the most gifted author among his Apollo brethern. In his books _Carrying the Fire_ and _Liftoff_ Michael captures some of the awe in a project with superlative after superlative.

It should also be noted that Michael's solo orbit of the moon made him the lonliest person ever up to that time. When Michael was on the opposite side of the moon from Earth (the so called dark side), he was the farthest individual human from any other humans.

Following the United States manned spaceflight program kindled my interest in the pure and applied sciences and was a major formative experience for myself and most of my peers. And to think that decades later we are now the proud owners (or perhaps stewards) of meteorites including material from the moon.......wow.

All this makes me proud to be an American.

Best Regards,
           Pat
           Scientific Lifestyle Meteorites
           Engineer by Vocation, Meteorite Hunter While on Vacation


--- On Fri, 12/12/08, mexicodoug at aim.com <mexicodoug at aim.com> wrote:

> From: mexicodoug at aim.com <mexicodoug at aim.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?
> To: fuzzfoot at comcast.net, michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 9:55 AM
> Hello listees,
>
>
> In this time for reflection and renewal, it's hard to
> have any complaints ... hmmm but, I just read this eBay
> auction and Mike B's post answering MikeG and feel the
> need to talk about an human exploration hero greater than
> Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the two explorers as
> mentioned in the auction link.
>
> Like the Mighty Boosh, the opportunistic seller is hocking
> his barely perceptible particules while forgetting the third
> crew member that literally wrote the book on piloting base
> and contingency plans for the Apollo 11 command module
> around the Moon while Neil and Buzz checked out. Hats off
> to (another) Mike ! The man who safely brought these guys
> back from the Moon, and I am thinking the first person to
> orbit the Moon solo while he was at it - Is that an
> accomplishment?) - what an experience! Being meteorite folk
> it is hard to say being on the Moon's surface
> wouldn't have been more spectacular, but I think being
> completely out of touch in the command module especially
> tranquilly flying over the far side of the Moon alone for a
> day at only 113 miles altitude with a world's
> responsibility on his shoulders ... Then to make be the
> orbital pickup of the module, which seems to me the hardest
> part of the whole voyage.
>
> THREE (3) Cheers for our favorite Florida swamp boy, Major
> General Collins! and for being a superb team member bringing
> back the first 20 Kg of the Moon!
>
> Best wishes, Christmas and Holiday Greetings to all,
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
> To: michael w gilmer <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:15 am
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?
>
>
>
> Hello Mike G,
>
> I can vouch for this item and tell you that it is the real
> deal. There have been
> several presentations made with swatches of BetaCloth or
> other materials stained
> with lunar dust. Florian has been the primary supplier of
> these presentations
> and it is all legit. You can read more about his
> presentations on the
> collectSPACE.com forums.
>
> I might note that stained hardware and artifacts are the
> only legal way to own
> lunar material from the Apollo missions.
>
> Owning several lunar meteorites, I could care less about
> buying 10 grains of
> Apollo lunar glass. BUT... what makes this artifact
> desirable (to me, anyway) is
> that it is an authentic artifact from Apollo 11 - the
> 'grail' of human
> exploration.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike Bandli
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Gilmer"
> <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:43:36 AM GMT -08:00
> US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?
>
> Hi ladies and gentlemen (and friends watching at home!) -
>
> It's time to play America's favorite game -
> "REAL OR BOGUS?"
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320324463986
>
> Today's offering comes from the intrepid world of eBay.
> Here we see
> something billed as real moon dust that was recovered from
> Neil
> Armstrong's camera magazine.
>
> So, I have to ask everyone who is playing - REAL OR BOGUS?
>
> (If I was a gambling man, I'd say BOGUS)
>
> Regards and clear skies,
>
> MikeG
>
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
> http://www.glassthrower.com
> MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
> ..........................................................
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
> ______________________________________________
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>
> ______________________________________________
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Received on Sat 13 Dec 2008 03:33:50 AM PST