The priceless lunar sample gifted to Ireland from the first moon landing was lost in an observatory blaze in the 1970s.
The NASA moon rock the US gifted Ireland from the Apollo 11 mission was burned in a fire, according to Ireland's National ...
Recently released documents reveal how Ireland struggled to find homes for two moon rock displays gifted by the U.S.
Because of the pressure of the fire, and the fact that the spacecraft's hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape. Investigation of the Apollo 1 Accident Extensive reviews followed the ...
“The first piece was destroyed during a fire at Dunsink on October 3, 1977,” documents confirmed. The second piece of Moon rock, from Apollo 17, was gifted by the US in 1973, accompanied by a ...
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to Earth before spending three years in a government basement and ultimately being lost in an accidental fire at Dunsink Observatory. The lunar rock, which originated from the Apollo 11 mission in ...