NASA Reclaims Moon Dust and Cockroaches
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June 29th, Thai Astronomical Society website published an article NASA Reclaims Moon Dust and Cockroaches with the content that
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Just hearing the word “cockroach” everyone’s goosebumps in disgust. It is an animal that is consistent in its odiousness. Wherever you find it, you have to be slapped, scolded, and squirmed and dumped it far away.
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Whoever hates or fears But NASA wants
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Back on July 19, 1969, or more than half a century ago. The Apollo 11 mission created a new chapter in Earth’s history by leading a human to walk on the moon for the first time. mission at that time The astronauts also brought back samples of moon dust. It has a total weight of about 21 kg.
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Some two kilograms of lunar dust samples were sent to the University of Minnesota for study. Here, researchers have put together a series of tests to see if lunar dust is harmful to life. The animals tested included aquatic animals. and some insects including cockroaches The experiments involved injecting the dust directly into the body. Mixing the dust with food and eating it and to live on the dust of the moon
The results of that experiment reported that No animals were harmed by lunar dust. After the experiment, University of Minnesota entomologist Marion Brooke did not return the sample and the carcass to NASA as they should. But instead kept it and later brought it to display at his own home. When she died in 2007, her daughter sold the sample.
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It is unknown how many corpses of cockroaches and moon dust have been transmitted. But most recently, it appeared as an auction item of RR Auction in mid-June. Items included in this auction include: The total weight of the moon dust was 40 milligrams, the remains of three cockroaches. and dozens of microscope slides which is expected to earn more than ten million baht from the auction
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NASA has contacted ARRC to inform them to end the auction immediately. Legally, every sample from the moon brought back by the Apollo missions. a national treasure It is forbidden for any person or even university to own or sell, and of course, has no right to auction it.
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latest progress Rarction’s lawyers have said the company will agree to comply with NASA’s demands, but it’s fine.
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Information provided by: Wimut Wasalai ([email protected])
http://thaiastro.nectec.or.th/news/4382/