Moon dust stolen from museum

Four tiny grains of moon dust brought to Earth by the first manned lunar mission were stolen from a space exhibit in Stockholm, a museum official said today.

Moon dust stolen from museum

Four tiny grains of moon dust brought to Earth by the first manned lunar mission were stolen from a space exhibit in Stockholm, a museum official said today.

The dust was collected by astronauts during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 and presented to Sweden as a gift by US President Richard Nixon a year later.

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