> This morning, I heard a sound bite on the news that
> sort of parallels part of our earlier discussion.
>
> Seems a gentleman had worked on the rescue operations
> of the Challenger and saved for himself a piece of the
> foam from the shuttle.  Of late, he put it on Ebay for
> bid, and, before it was pulled, someone had bid over
> $300.

Having once worked in the aerospace industry before the museum world,
the US government makes it very clear, no matter the cost, etc., you ship
back scrapped parts/debris from any repair/maintainence work.  Its not so
much
its value, but all too often knowing what a component is made of gives you
an
exact idea of the capabilities of said craft.

Second, as a matter of principal, it is government property until a release
has
been signed.

Best, Mark Hall

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