Ex-NASA agent fears gold lunar module will be melted down
Monday, July 31, 2017 - 02:32
in Astronomy & Space
Whoever broke into an Ohio museum and stole a solid-gold replica of the Apollo 11 lunar module likely intends to melt it down for the value of the gold instead of trying to sell what could be a collectible worth millions of dollars, said a retired NASA agent who has helped recover stolen moon rocks worth millions of dollars.