This 16mm camera went to the moon with astronaut Edgar Mitchell on Apollo 14. Nasa is suing Mitchell to return the Data Acquisition Camera. The lawsuit, filed last Thursday in South Florida federal court, contends that Mr Mitchell recently tried to sell the camera at an auction. Nasa says there is no record that the device was ever transferred to Mr Mitchell and the agency wants it back.

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