Strange journey of a lunar rock by James Oberg
Strange journey of a lunar rock
Official gift that landed on black market formally returned
By James Oberg
NBC NEWS SPACE ANALYST
HOUSTON, Sept. 22 — After making the hazardous voyage from the moon to Earth, and then surviving black market transactions and federal law enforcement stings, a small piece of lunar rock finally returned to its intended destination Monday. NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe formally presented the lunar sample to Honduras ambassador Mario Canahuati in a ceremony in Washington...
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