The priceless lunar sample gifted to Ireland from the first moon landing was lost in an observatory blaze in the 1970s.

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NASA Apollo 11 moon rock was destroyed in a fire, records reveal

A priceless piece of lunar rock given to Ireland following a Nasa mission was lost in a fire at Dunsink Observatory, newly released records show.

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Moon rock donated to Ireland by Apollo astronauts was destroyed by fire

Irish officials were left red-faced after it emerged a priceless piece of moon rock donated by the US and Nasa had lain in a government basement for more than three years before it was later destroyed in an accidental fire at the Dunsink Observatory.

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Priceless moon rock gifted by Nasa destroyed in observatory fire

Historic lunar rock brought back by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969 lay hidden after bureaucrats dithered over where to display it

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Moon rock donated by Nasa to Ireland lay in basement three years before being destroyed in fire

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The lunar rock, which originated from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, was given to President Éamon de Valera by American ambassador JG Moore in 1970

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State Papers: Priceless moon rock donated to Ireland destroyed in fire

Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the embarrassing affair, which saw the rock travel 380,000km to Earth before spending three years in a government basement and ultimately being lost in an accidental fire at Dunsink Observatory

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Piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following Nasa mission destroyed in fire

The stone was initially hidden in a basement for three years, then donated to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in 1973. It was later displayed at Dunsink Observatory before it perished in a fire in 1977.

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Ireland's moon rock from NASA's Apollo 11 mission was destroyed in a fire in the 1970s: Report

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NASA Apollo 11 moon rock was destroyed in a fire, records reveal

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