NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Was Destroyed in a Fire, Records Reveal
The priceless lunar sample gifted to Ireland from the first moon landing was lost in an observatory blaze in the 1970s.
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The Apollo Missions
Only in hindsight did NASA realize that the fire had been a tragedy waiting to happen. After Apollo 1, the space program continued with a renewed purpose and diligence. Frank Borman, the ...
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NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Sample Destroyed by Fire in Ireland
The NASA moon rock the US gifted Ireland from the Apollo 11 mission was burned in a fire, according to Ireland's National ...
Space rock donated by Nasa to Ireland lay in basement three years before being destroyed in ...
A lunar rock collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on humanity’s first trip to the Moon in 1969 was accidentally ...
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Apollo 1: Study taken on the moon (+ 10 others; 11 works)
25.3 x 20.2 cm. (10 x 8 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...
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Today in Aviation History: NASA Launches Apollo 7
On October 11, 1968, NASA redefined the phrase “nothing is ... After the unfortunate incident of the Apollo 1 fire, the ...