NASA Commander James Lovell consigned a module checklist used on the Apollo 13 mission bearing his handwritten notes for auction. NASA has asserted an ownership claim to the space memorabilia and suggested that there is a potential risk of government seizure of all aerospace-astronaut items unless and until the title issue has been resolved. The auctioneer has suspended the sale of the module checklist in light of NASA’s claims.
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