Very Cool Cobb Auto'ed Peice on Ebay.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

But why would they have Cobb sign a receipt and then give it to him. I would figure they would keep it to prove once he signed he received his property back. Just a thought.

Cobb was probably supposed to sign it and leave it in the ledger. It appears he tore it out in anger.

By the way, it's horrible what NASA/the government is doing to its astronauts. They were allowed to keep mementos from the journeys... the government scrapped this stuff anyway. Now, 40 years later when there is a huge collectors market, suddenly NASA wants its stuff back.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Cobb was probably supposed to sign it and leave it in the ledger. It appears he tore it out in anger.

By the way, it's horrible what NASA/the government is doing to its astronauts. They were allowed to keep mementos from the journeys... the government scrapped this stuff anyway. Now, 40 years later when there is a huge collectors market, suddenly NASA wants its stuff back.

I could say something about moon colonies and the need for the money, but I know we are not supposed to get political