A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

Originally presented to Ireland's then-President Eamon de Valera by American ambassador J.G. Moore in 1970, the Apollo 11 goodwill moon rock laid in limbo until 1973, when it was learned that the ...

Irish state documents from April 1984 show that officials were unsure where to display a piece of moon rock gifted by the United States to Ireland from the Apollo 11 mission of 1969. The moon rock ...

following another successful Apollo mission. A memo discussing the original Moon rock notes: “This piece was given on September 4 1973, on the advice of the Department of Education, to the ...

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin collected samples of moon rock during their historic Apollo 11 mission and these were distributed by President Richard Nixon to 135 countries and the 50 ...