LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - For years, Arkansas historians have searched for a valuable lunar rock from the Apollo 17 mission, one of the moon rocks NASA presented to each state in the 1970s.
While other states also continue to dig for the rocks that came to be known as the Goodwill Moon Rocks, the mystery in Arkansas was solved Wednesday -- sort of -- when an archivist discovered it in former President Bill Clinton's gubernatorial papers.
Still up in the air is how the moon rock got there.
Bobby Roberts, director of the Central Arkansas Library System, told Reuters the archivist opened a box previously archived as Arkansas flag plaque. The tiny flag was also sent to space, Roberts said. The rock was inside.
Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/arkansas-lost-moon-rock-found-clintons-files-140717503.html
Would have been funny if they opened the box a found knee pads belonging to Monica Lewinsky!
While other states also continue to dig for the rocks that came to be known as the Goodwill Moon Rocks, the mystery in Arkansas was solved Wednesday -- sort of -- when an archivist discovered it in former President Bill Clinton's gubernatorial papers.
Still up in the air is how the moon rock got there.
Bobby Roberts, director of the Central Arkansas Library System, told Reuters the archivist opened a box previously archived as Arkansas flag plaque. The tiny flag was also sent to space, Roberts said. The rock was inside.
Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/arkansas-lost-moon-rock-found-clintons-files-140717503.html
Would have been funny if they opened the box a found knee pads belonging to Monica Lewinsky!
