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Topic: Book of Mormon carried on Apollo 16
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Captain Apollo
Member Posts: 359
From: UK
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-03-2024 11:10 AM
   
I didn't know this. I rather assumed it might be too controversial after Madalyn Murray O'Hair sued NASA in 1969. Before Apollo 16's launch in 1972, NASA photographer M. Edward Thomas prevailed on the mission's commander John Young to carry a white, pocket-sized triple combination into space. ...Robert Livingston, one of the organizers and the executive vice president at RR Auction, said this book of scripture is "absolutely one of a kind." "As far as we know, it's the only Book of Mormon that ever went to the moon," Livingston said. "There were other microfilm Bibles brought on Apollo 13 and Apollo 14, but never a Book of Mormon, because of the limited weight and space restrictions. Astronauts couldn't take large objects with them. So this is the only pocket-sized Book of Mormon that was ever taken on an Apollo mission." Does anyone know how the book sold at auction and to whom? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 52002
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-03-2024 01:11 PM
The book was part of RR Auction's October 2019 Space & Aviation auction.RR Auction's pre-sale estimate was $150,000-$200,000. The lot failed to reach its reserve and went unsold (according to Live Auctioneers). I have not seen or can find a listing for it since then. | |
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