[meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

From: Richard Kowalski <damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:22 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <249837.323.qm_at_web33902.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I often say, "Wait for the qualifier."

Thanks Mike. I stand corrected.

--
Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081
--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
> Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> To: "'Richard Kowalski'" <damoclid at yahoo.com>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, "'Greg Catterton'" <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 7:45 PM
> It is legal to own -some- moon-dust
> stained items released by Astronauts,
> which contain lunar material (at a microscopic level) -
> Velcro, Beta Cloth,
> etc.. They have long been sold by artifact dealers without
> restriction. This
> is the ONLY way to own 'moon dust' from Apollo. I've seen
> some nice swatches
> that contain those microscopic orange spherules of glass.
> Neat stuff, but
> I'd rather own a big chunk of lunar meteorite.
> 
> Mike Bandli
> www.HistoricMeteorites.com
> IMCA #5765
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> On Behalf Of Richard
> Kowalski
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:32 PM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
> Greg Catterton
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> 
> Greg,
> 
> the first article you cite states it correctly. It is
> illegal (in the US) to
> own any lunar material that made it to earth via an Apollo
> mission. It is
> perfectly legal to own lunar material that makes it to
> earth "naturally".
> 
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> http://fullmoonphotography.net
> IMCA #1081
> 
> 
> --- On Sat, 9/12/09, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:03 PM
> > It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled
> > substance" and is illegal to own...
> > http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
> > http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
> > http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html
> > 
> > Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
> > Can anyone offer info about this?
> > 
> > Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats
> left
> > of it)
> > Greg C.
> > 
> > 
> > ? ? ? 
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