The long-term loan is a moon rock belonging to the U.S. government through NASA and given to an ins

After the presentation of the Apollo 17 lunar rock exposed at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris (see: http://spacemen1969.blogspot.fr/2012/12/40eme-anniversaire-apollo-17-la-moon_7.html) , here is the Apollo 15 moon rock on display at the Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse.
Inaugurated in June 1997, the Space City is a theme park'''' so that the theme, Space and Space Conquest. Claudie is the godmother of the Cité de l'Espace.
Designed and built by the city of Toulouse and several partners, including the General Council of Midi-Pyrénées, mod clothing CNES, Astrium, EADS, Météo-France and several ministries (Education, Research, Defense, ...), more than 4 million people have already visited.
Among all the discoveries to be made (Ariane 5 and Station Mir in size, etc ...), and multiple exposures and objects on display, and all the activities that the public can do, there is a beautiful lunar rock: 15499 Roche 10 returned to Earth by the Apollo 15 mission.
The Apollo 15 mission mod clothing took place from 26 July to 7 August 1971. The crew is composed mod clothing of David Scott (Commander), James Irwin (Lunar Module Pilot) and Al Worden mod clothing (Service Module Pilot). Scott and Irwin land on the moon on July 30 in the Hadley Apennine region near the Apennine Mountains aboard the LM Falcon.
They will stay 2 days and 18 hours on the Moon and join the Endeavour module with 77 kg of lunar rocks 310 including the famous Stone Genesis (15445 sample),'' Big'' Scott (largest moon rock ever returned) or the interest here, the rock 15499.
The long-term loan is a moon rock belonging to the U.S. government through NASA and given to an institution in the world for a shorter or longer period. Ultimately, it is intended mod clothing to return to the United States.
The'' gift'' (Gift) is a moon rock given to a government by the United States under the Goodwill Moon Rock (see the article on the lunar rock the Palais de la Découverte).
At the official presentation to the public, the Cité de l'Espace (aided by CAP25 association) had invited astronaut John Young to come. John Young is the 9th man to walk on the moon during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.
The piece of lunar rock 15499 (Apollo 15 and 15 as 499 such nomenclature) was picked up at the Crater Dune by David Scott during the Apollo 15 mission. It originally weighed 2.024 kg and measured 17x15x8 cm). (David Scott photographing the scene collecting lunar samples)
After the return mod clothing of the Apollo 15 mission, he was transferred with the rest of the lunar rocks collected at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory (LRL) Space Center Houston. In 1979, he was transferred to 31N building where the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility (Lslf), always at Space Center Houston. (Credit: NASA)
It is a porphyritic basalt composed of small crystals of pyroxene and olivine visible to the naked eye. The sample has an estimated 3.4 billion years age.
(Microscopic views of the rock where his 15,499 different compounds are distinguished) (Photo credit: NASA) 15499 From the original sample, there were 136 sub-samples ranging from 1.128 kg to less than a gram, for research.
It is placed under glass in a presentation in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen (he never had contact with the Earth's atmosphere). (Credit: Space City / Serge Gracious) (Credit: mod clothing François Space-blog)
A huge thank you to Florence Seroussi the Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse, Serge Graceful Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse, Pierre-François Mouriaux, François Spaceblog, for assistance in preparing this article .
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