Dr. Edgar Mitchell, one of the astronauts who walked on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, is being sued by the government of the United States. The reason being is that Dr. Mitchell attempted to sell a 16 mm Data Acquisition movie camera which was used on the moon. A camera that NASA says, is still their property.
The former astronaut says that the camera is not government property, and that it was given to him as a memento when he left the program. Mitchell’s home is full of pieces of history from our space program. Many of which were given to him by NASA.
Dr. Mitchell attempted to sell the camera through an auction house. It’s value is believed to be between $60,000 and $80,000 dollars. He says he has yet to be served any court order, but the camera has been pulled from auction.
Dr. Mitchell served as the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 14 mission to the moon in 1971 along with mission Commander Alan Shepard, and Command Module Pilot Stuart Rosa.
Image of Dr. Edgar Mitchell working on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission.
This 16 mm movie camera used during the Apollo 12 mission may be the same type of camera that Dr. Mitchell tried to sell.
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