[meteorite-list] OT: Astronaut Ed Mitchell surrenders DAC Camera

From: John Lutzon <jl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 06:22:55 -0400
Message-ID: <67A349F71AD14157AA757EDF2EDD297A_at_Home>

Hello Steve, All

Dr. Mitchell lives about 10 miles from me. I for one will be contacting our
local reps on his behalf.

The Zag arrived just fine.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Schoner" <schoner at mybluelight.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:22 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Astronaut Ed Mitchell surrenders DAC Camera


>
>
> I know that this is off topic, but not really considering all the valuable
> data
> that those brave Apollo Astronauts brought back for science.
>
> And even today the rocks are being studied and the radionuclide's detected
> tell us the age and also the resources that we might obtain should the
> United States ever return and complete what we should have done decades
> ago. And in a way it does relate to our quest of and classification of
> lunar meteorites, without that data that they brought back, comparisons
> and identifications of lunar meteorites would be harder than they are now.
>
> The issue that bothers me is the fact that Dr. Ed Mitchell, sixth man to
> set foot on the Moon was sued by the United States Goverment for having
> and wanting to sell a DAC Camera that would otherwise have been destroyed
> on the Moon.
>
> All Apollo Lunar Astronauts were given the incentive to retain items from
> the LM if they met weight requirements as per the Mission Commander's
> approval at the time of the mission.
>
> So for four decades he held on to this camera... Till he decided to
> auction it in his now 80 years of life.
>
> NASA and our Government then sued him for possession. And under that
> duress he
> surrendered the camera.
>
> This is a travesty, done to a great man, recipient of the Medal of
> Freedom, And
> the lawsuit is a disgrace,,, Shame on NASA and our Government for treating
> him so.
>
> So with that in mind I posted a video on Youtube with a call for public
> action to rectify this disgrace.
>
> First see this one as background:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bttkWVERGVs
>
> Then my video with a call for action:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH3DtuH_-5s
>
> Legal actions by our Government for seizure of such artifacts, due to
> their loss of records affects all that have Apollo memorabilia.
>
> And of the over 1000 members of this list there may be some that have such
> artifacts.
>
> I have two Apollo artifacts that have no record of transfer. One was
> given to me by a personal friend Eugene Shoemaker, and the other I won in
> an Ebay auction. Most true Apollo Mission artifacts that are being
> bought,sold and auctioned are in the same category, no "records of
> transfer."
>
> It is events like this lawsuit against Ed Mitchell that really upsets my
> trust in our Government, which seems to be out of control... As if there
> are things more important than improving our economy and doing some good
> for all.
>
> Steve
>
> P.S. Hope I have not "taxed" anyone with my long OT post.
>
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Received on Thu 03 Nov 2011 06:22:55 AM PDT