First lunar samples arrive for analysis, London

Sep. 09, 1969 - First Lunar Samples Arrive In Britain: The first batch of Lunar samples released by NASA and allocated to research groups in the United Kingdom, arrived today. After a Press conference at the Science Research Council, the samples were handed over to the principal investigators concerned. Photo shows Research technician, Derek Vickers, seen placing a sample of moon dust into a Far Infra Red telescope, in order to examine the dust with the sun's rays passing through it, to measure the amount of radiation if any - at the London University's Queen Mary College, Mile End today

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