NASA Sues Astronaut Over 40-year-old Camera

For most Americans, Edgar Mitchell is a hero. He piloted the lunar module “Antares” from Apollo 14 in 1971. He braved the cold void of space and became the sixth man to walk upon the surface of the moon. He faced a possible disintegration by plunging back through the Earth's atmosphere carrying samples from the orbiting satellite. Who cares if he kept one of NASA's cameras as a souvenir? He deserved it, and most of us would have done the same thing.

Evidently NASA cares. The space agency discovered that the British auction house Bonhams planned to sell the camera at an upcoming Space History Sale.

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