Stolen Apollo moon dust

[lukepemberton]

I found this article on the BBC website, it's about moondust from the Apollo 11 camera that found its way to auction.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13907120

Not sure if anyone has posted a link about this story already. Sorry for any repeat posts. I'm sure it will become more 'evidence' for the hoax.

[twik]

I'm not sure how it would provide evidence for a hoax, but then, almost anything can be turned into "evidence" by the people who want to believe in it.

[lukepemberton]

Jun 29, 2011 14:07:02 GMT -4 twik said:

I'm not sure how it would provide evidence for a hoax, but then, almost anything can be turned into "evidence" by the people who want to believe in it.

My thought was that CTers could claim that NASA are desperate to get their faked moon dust back to stop the fraud being revealed. Nevertheless, I think it is still an interesting story.

[ka9q]

Hmm. Let me see if I can work this one through... I presume the reason NASA is so desperately afraid to get their "faked" moon dust back is because it might fall into the hands of independent geologists who might conclude that it didn't really came from the moon.

Yet NASA is completely untroubled that over the past 40 years they've already given much larger amounts of Apollo lunar material to those same independent geologists all over the world, all of whom have pronounced it genuine. They've also placed samples on display in various worldwide museums where, although they cannot be easily subjected to laboratory tests, can at least be examined and even touched by any interested member of the public, including any geologists who might have been able to get their own samples direct from NASA.

Sure, why not. Makes as much sense as any other hoax conspiracy theory!

[twik]

I think lukepemberton is correct on what the "spin" might be. All those other geologists would be suspect.