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Moon Rock Heists, Part One: Lunatic Heists and Space Law
49 minutes Posted Aug 27, 2025 at 12:54 pm.
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Is it legal to own a moon rock? Well... that depends. If it's a piece of the moon that made it to Earth naturally, then all good. If, however, it's a sample retrieved on purpose by NASA's Apollo program, you can get in some serious trouble for trying to snag it. In part one of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore what happens when powerful private collectors try to get their hands on forbidden moon rocks.

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