[meteorite-list] Moon Dust

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:36:39 -0700
Message-ID: <BANLkTik=jLX77g=w2tD5QmmO8jO1_tDZfA_at_mail.gmail.com>

Welcome to America, where it's ok to lie (about meteorites, or wars
even), but text a picture of your anatomy consensually to one person
and it's a national scandal and they're calling for your resignation.

-Michael in so. Cal.

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:44 PM, John Lutzon <jl at hc.fdn.com> wrote:
>
> Journalistic integrity----is an Oxymoron
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Gilmer" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> To: "Steve Schoner" <schoner at mybluelight.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 4:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Dust
>
>
>> Sad. ?And it confirms that the media deserves it's spot in the
>> Meteorite Hall of Shame.
>>
>> The rarest thing on Earth - meteorites? ?No, it's journalistic integrity.
>>
>> Last time I checked, journalistic integrity is selling for
>> $20,000,000/gram.
>>
>> "News" is no longer meant to inform, it's packaged to sell advertising.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>>
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>> On 6/25/11, Steve Schoner <schoner at mybluelight.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Now this story is on CNN (Communist News Network)for all to see.
>>>
>>> http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/06/25/mo.stolen.moon.dust.ksdk?&hpt=hp_c2
>>>
>>> Amazing lies. ?Terry Slezak should sue for defamation of character, being
>>> accused of "theft" of a so called "National Treasure, 42 years later.
>>>
>>> When all the while this 1" piece of tape he OPENLY sold 10 years ago in a
>>> major auction of space artifacts, was then cut into maybe 250 tiny wedges
>>> by
>>> its buyer Florian Noller, and OPENLY sold world wide since that time even
>>> till now, sans the so called "Black Market"
>>>
>>> This aged Missouri Prosecutor needs to find the real "Black Market"
>>> traders,
>>> like the drug lords that currently fill St. Louis, or seek another job.
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve Schoner
>>> IMCA #4470
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>>> From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> To: Steve Schoner <schoner at mybluelight.com>
>>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Dust
>>> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:37:17 -0400
>>>
>>> Hi Steve, Phil, List,
>>>
>>> This is an incredible waste of taxpayer funds. ?I wonder how many tens
>>> of thousands of dollars these investigations cost? ?Is it really worth
>>> a ton of public money to recover a few milligrams of lunar dust?
>>> Afterall, NASA has kilos of this stuff under lock and key. ?It's not
>>> like science is suffering because someone is offering a piece of dusty
>>> tape on auction.
>>>
>>> This is yet another example of government idiocy, backwards
>>> priorities, and frivolous spending of taxpayer money. ?The agents
>>> involved should be ashamed of themselves and they should spend their
>>> time looking for real criminals.
>>>
>>> I'd love to have some of Florian's tape, and if I will buy some if I
>>> can ever afford it. ?And I invite the feds to come and try to take it.
>>> ?Notice I said "try", because it will take a Seal Team to retrieve it
>>> from my possession. ?;)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> MikeG
>>>
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>>>
>>> On 6/25/11, Steve Schoner <schoner at mybluelight.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Phil,
>>>>
>>>> Yes it was and still is legal... At least until this agent decided to
>>>> act.
>>>>
>>>> Florian Noller at Spaceflori.com has been selling this openly for TEN
>>>> YEARS.
>>>> And not on the "Black Market" ?Mr Noller purchased that strip of tape
>>>> and
>>>> other space related items in widely publicised space memorabilia auction
>>>> in
>>>> Germany in 2001.
>>>>
>>>> NASA was aware of it then, did an investigation of it and it was of no
>>>> consequence then,and the auction proceeded without this tape being
>>>> confiscated or the auction of it halted.
>>>>
>>>> Spaceflori.com sold tiny triangles of it, hundreds of them over the last
>>>> 10
>>>> years, and these were even advertised openly at "Collectspace.com." See:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/000588.html
>>>>
>>>> In fact if you go there and do a search of their archives, and forums
>>>> you
>>>> will see as of last year these exact Apollo 11 Moon Tape swatches were
>>>> being
>>>> sold and traded by members of those forums.
>>>>
>>>> It was never a "Black Market" or "under the table operation. as is
>>>> widely
>>>> reported in the viral Intent news stories, NY Times in particular.
>>>>
>>>> Why the fuss now?.. Makes me wonder if some official is attempting to
>>>> justify his job.
>>>>
>>>> Make a big splash over nothing... All to make a point.. And maybe make a
>>>> precedent over nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Steve Schoner
>>>> IMCA #4470
>>>>
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>>>> Thu Jun 23 19:53:32 EDT 2011
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>>>> I thought the dust on the tape was the only legal to own and sell NASA
>>>> lunar
>>>> material.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/missing-moon-dust-found-in-st-louis-auction-business-returned-to-nasas-johnson-space-center/2011/06/23/AGhR1zhH_story.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Phil Whitmer
>>>>
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