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The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life.
The Apollo 11 mission brought more than 47 pounds (21.3 kilograms) of lunar rock back to Earth. Some was fed to insects, fish and other small creatures to see if it would kill them.
BOSTON (AP) — NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back.
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.