NASA moon rock lands in Manitoba

The Manitoba Museum’s latest exhibit is gaining big attention – and it’s all because of a small rock.

NASA has lent the museum a moon rock for their latest display, which runs now until June of 2017.

It’s a big grab for the museum; the rock was brought back from the last mission to the moon, Apollo 17, in 1972.

Scott Young, who is the Planetarium and Science Gallery Manager, says the process to get the rock was long, but worth the trouble. Young had to travel to Houston last month to pick up the artifact from NASA.

“They don’t have a box to tick in customs for a moon rock.”

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The exhibit focuses on space, the moon, and on outer-world exploration. And while it is the main draw, the rock is just part of the fun.

“We tell the story of the rock itself,” Young said. “How it was formed on the moon, how the Apollo missions went and got the rocks from the moon, why we did that, and what we learned.”

The exhibit is running in Winnipeg until next summer at the Manitoba Museum. For more information, head here.