NASA wants its moon dust, cockroaches from Apollo 11 mission pulled from auction
The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000.
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The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000.
The items, which were used in a 1969 experiment, were never returned to the federal government.
The lunar artifacts were scheduled to go up for auction and fetch at least $400,000. But the U.S. government says it wants them back instead.
The items, which were used in a 1969 experiment, were never returned to the federal government.
The items, which were used in a 1969 experiment, were never returned to the federal government.