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Title: Government sues Apollo 14 astronaut over lunar camera (Dr. Edgar Mitchell)
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/government-su ... er-lunar-camera-204401390.html
Published: Jun 30, 2011
Author: Reporting by Terry Baynes; Editing by Cy
Post Date: 2011-07-01 19:40:23 by wudidiz
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government has sued a former NASA astronaut to recover a camera used to explore the moon's surface during the 1971 Apollo 14 mission after seeing it slated for sale in a New York auction. The lawsuit, filed in Miami federal court on Wednesday, accuses Edgar Mitchell of illegally possessing the camera and attempting to sell it for profit. In March, NASA learned that the British auction house Bonhams was planning to sell the camera at an upcoming Space History Sale, according to the suit. The item was labeled "Movie Camera from the Lunar Surface" and billed as one of two cameras from the Apollo 14's lunar module Antares. The lot description said the item came "directly from the collection" of pilot Edgar Mitchell and had a pre-sale estimate of $60,000 to $80,000, the suit said. Mitchell was a lunar module pilot on Apollo 14, which launched its nine-day mission in 1971 under the command of Alan Shepard. The sixth person to walk on the moon, Mitchell is now retired and runs a website selling his autographed picture. He has made headlines in the past for his stated belief in the existence of extraterrestrial life. "All equipment and property used during NASA operations remains the property of NASA unless explicitly released or transferred to another party," the government suit said, adding NASA had no record of the camera being given to Mitchell. The suit said the government had made repeated requests to Mitchell and his lawyer to return the camera but received no response. Mitchell's lawyer, Donald Jacobson, said NASA management was aware of and approved Mitchell's ownership of the camera 40 years ago. "Objects from the lunar trips to the moon were ultimately mounted and then presented to the astronauts as a gift after they had helped NASA on a mission," Jacobson said. Bonhams said in an emailed statement that the camera had been slated to be auctioned off in May when it learned about the ownership dispute from NASA. The auction house withdrew the camera from sale "pending further discussion between NASA and the consignor," a Bonhams spokesperson said. The government is asking the court to stop Mitchell from selling the camera to anyone, to order its return and to declare that the United States has "good, clean and exclusive title" to the camera. (Reporting by Terry Baynes; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
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#1. To: Flintlock, RickyJ, Original_Intent, FormerLurker, AngK, Lilith, gengis, gandhi, All (#0)
Ping to above A well-connected jewish collector saw the pre-sale estimate and decide to make an end run around the auction via his fellow jewish cohorts in FedGov. He'll obsess over that camera day and night until he gets his greedy paws around it.
__________________________________________________________ Imagine that, the US Gov is an Indian giver.
"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" - Ronald Reagan
I'm shocked I tell you. SHOCKED! I think my Indian ancestors would be too.
I think my Indian ancestors would be too. Now, don't go all Ghost Dance and war paint on us. Open a casino, you'll feel better.
"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" - Ronald Reagan
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Maybe not: Father, I come; Mother, I come; Brother, I come; Father, give us back our arrows.
"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" - Ronald Reagan
NASA cares so much about this camera, but cared so little for the original high definition videos from the moon that they claimed they taped over them to save money and made no copies. Does this make any sense? If you believe the manned moon landings were legit it doesn't. What is the big deal about this camera that they didn't even realize they didn't have for 40 years? Could it be that many are now waking up to the moon landing hoax and they don't want anyone to get this camera to investigate it in detail to see if it really was capable of taking pictures on the moon? I think so, NASA has been caught red handed here. They look guilty cause they are guilty.
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"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" - Ronald Reagan
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#2. To: wudidiz, *The hook-nosed Jew* (#0)
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#3. To: wudidiz (#1)
Mitchell's lawyer, Donald Jacobson, said NASA management was aware of and approved Mitchell's ownership of the camera 40 years ago.
#4. To: Flintlock (#3)
Imagine that, the US Gov is an Indian giver.
#5. To: Original_Intent (#4)
I'm shocked I tell you. SHOCKED!
#6. To: Flintlock (#5)
#7. To: Original_Intent (#6)
Poker Goooooooooood!!!!!
#8. To: wudidiz (#0)
The government is asking the court to stop Mitchell from selling the camera to anyone, to order its return and to declare that the United States has "good, clean and exclusive title" to the camera.
#9. To: Flintlock (#7)
(Edited)
Hardly, we reach.
Hardly, we reach.
Hardly, we reach.
#10. To: Dakmar (#9)
#11. To: X-15 (#2)
A well-connected jewish collector saw the pre-sale estimate and decide to make an end run around the auction via his fellow jewish cohorts in FedGov. He'll obsess over that camera day and night until he gets his greedy paws around it.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936 2011)
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