[meteorite-list] NASA sues Moonwalker Astronaut
From: Rich Jolly <rdjolly_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 10:33:11 -0700 Message-ID: <03ba01cc3a70$774d13f0$65e73bd0$_at_net> List, This action by the government deeply disturbs me and I couldn't agree more with Martin. I just used the 'email the president' web site (http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/) to send the note below to Mr. Obama. On this 4th of July, I urge all the Americans out there to use this, or some similar method to contact the government to let them know how you feel about this issue. Rich -------------------------- Mr. President, I'm dismayed to read that NASA is suing Edgar Mitchell. While I don't know all the facts of this situation, it is clear to me the government is seeing the trees, but missing the forest . Is this how America treats *true* heroes? It is certainly the message that is being sent to the world. This man risked his life on this mission, and risked dying a slow death on the moon should his LEM engine fail, for the good of our country. And this is how we repay that debt? Is there something you can do to bring some justice and sensibility to this situation? Respectfully, Richard Jolly -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Martin Altmann Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 6:18 AM To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NASA sues Moonwalker Astronaut Indeed it is not so much a legal question, it is a question of decency. Seems that a new generation was bred by NASA. How disrespectful and ungrateful can you still be for that by all means truly heroic deeds the astronauts did for NASA and the nation, to molest them now at their old-age with such a petty and greedy idiocy! I think, it's a question of reason and saving the face of that governmental spaceflight organization to remove these shameless rugrats, who had that brilliant idea, immediately from their jobs. NASA was scrooge enough to them with their Moon rocks. Meteorite people are different... Look, here Mitchell receives a piece of Moon via Tim Heitz: http://www.meteorman.org/Ed-Mitchell.htm Best, Martin -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von MexicoDoug Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juli 2011 09:31 An: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] NASA sues Moonwalker Astronaut 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 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Mon 04 Jul 2011 01:33:11 PM PDT |
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