Topic: Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist (NatGeo Explorer)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-02-2012 12:42 AM
National Geographic Channel
Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist
Premieres March 4, 2012, 9 p.m. ET/PT
In 2000, one Co-op showed an inordinate interest in the cache of moon rocks kept at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, repeatedly visiting the lab to examine them. Then the moon rocks mysteriously disappeared.
Moon Rock Heist follows the trail of international intrigue surrounding the recovery of the rocks and reveals how law enforcement finally tracked down the thieves.
Kevmac Member
Posts: 267 From: College Station, TX Registered: Apr 2003
posted 03-02-2012 12:42 PM
Dr. Everett Gibson, who operated the office and safe that the rocks were stolen from at NASA, came to speak at College Station a few weeks ago about the heist. It's a fascinating story about how they tracked these people (idiots) down and caught them.
Unfortunately, over 30 years of moon rock research Dr. Gibson had documented in several log books were stolen, thrown out, and never recovered.
lunarrv15 Member
Posts: 1355 From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton Registered: Mar 2001
posted 03-02-2012 02:12 PM
National Geographic on cable will air this Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern time in the U.S. how a NASA employee stole moon rocks.
Who's going to watch it?
Editor's note: Threads merged.
SpaceAholic Member
Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-02-2012 02:13 PM
Looks great... thanks for the heads up!
Jay Chladek Member
Posts: 2272 From: Bellevue, NE, USA Registered: Aug 2007
posted 03-08-2012 10:15 PM
I just watched it tonight. Maybe I shouldn't have as although it was very well done, the brazen theft and the stupid discarding of Dr. Gibson's research notebooks has probably elevated my bloodpressure just a bit more than just the theft of the rocks themselves. All that lost research... for nothing.
I am just glad it took an honest mineral collector to get the ball rolling on the FBI.
posted 03-02-2012 12:42 AM
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