A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

Originally presented to Ireland's then-President Eamon de Valera by American ambassador J.G. Moore in 1970, the Apollo 11 goodwill moon rock laid in limbo until 1973, when it was learned that the ...

"This piece of moon rock had lain in the basement of this department for three-and-a-half years due to indecision as to where it might best be displayed." Originally presented to Ireland's ...

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The lunar rock, which originated from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 ... A memo discussing the original Moon rock notes: “This piece was given on September 4 1973, on the advice of the Department ...

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin collected samples of moon rock during their historic Apollo 11 mission and these were distributed by President Richard Nixon to 135 countries and the 50 ...

“One of the rock samples brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts last July will go ... This will simulate the oxygen-free moon environment and prevent any change or erosion by oxidation.

wp:paragraph --> After 50 years, you’d think there is no picture of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing that hasn ... camera perched on a flat-topped rock in the background.

Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong ... would be offended if it was not visible anywhere. “This piece of Moon rock had lain in the basement for three-and-a-half years due to indecision as to where ...