[meteorite-list] NASA sues Moonwalker Astronaut

From: Mark Ford <*mark.ford_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:58:56 +0000 Message-ID: <3D7A674A041FFB4DBA68772C82FB4A07215F5BA1_at_GAMMA2.ssl.atw> · mark.ford_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 7/4/11, MexicoDoug <mexicodoug at aim.com> wrote:
> http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90053154?U.S.%20government%20sues%20former%20astronaut%20over%20lunar%20camera#ixzz1R7PMDp3p
>
> Dear list,
>
> This is a very relevant case to meteorites and should not be taken
> lightly.
>
> They're at it again ... rewriting history and after 40 years of NASA's
> permission to take mementos from the Apollo era - now suing the sixth
> man to walk on the moon, Edgar Mitchell of Apollo 11, for trying to
> sell the camera they allowed him to have ... the precedent, I suspect
> is the identical one to the dust on the tape, which didn't exist, but
> they are gunning for now.
>
> Again, we are faced with the erosion of sensible property rights, a
> violation of traditional English and Roman law regarding the importance
> of possession IMO, in an effort to legislation effort from the bench at
> its finest (sarcasm). The question at hand: Can we apply today's
> standards retroactively to say NASA was wrong to allow astronauts to
> have things that were of no use to NASA at the time and with the full
> knowledge of NASA allowed to be kept by those involved. After 40 years
> of knowledge that the astronaut possessed this camera and other sundry
> things, it becomes a precedent, and NASA is even painting an American
> hero with a scarlet letter of "T" for "Thief"....
>
> From the article:
>
> "During the Apollo mission era, Mitchell said he and other astronauts
> got permission to take mementos from the spacecrafts. "We have dozens
> of pieces. All of us who flew to the moon," he said in a Palm Beach
> Post report.
>
> Mitchell's lawyer, Donald Jacobson, said, "Objects from the lunar trips
> to the moon were ultimately mounted and then presented to the
> astronauts as a gift after they had helped NASA on a mission."
>
> The government is asking the court to order Mitchell to hand over the
> camera, and declare that it has "good, clean and exclusive title" to
> the piece of space history.
>
>
> Best wishes
> Doug
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