Inside Earth's largest collection of moon rocks

Fifty years ago next week, Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon. Over the course of the Apollo program, a dozen astronauts made the 240,000-mile journey to the moon's surface, scooping up hundreds of pounds of rocks and soil. Mark Strassmann has a rare glimpse inside the secure, windowless facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston where most of those rocks are stored.

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[NShores]

I wish they would have explained why the rocks have to be kept in nitrogen-filled steel cabinets. What would happen to the rocks if they were just sitting on shelves in the open air? Is it to protect the rocks or to protect the humans who handle the rocks?

[garyvale]

but how many have actually held a moon rock in their bare

[ATMAtim]

I have a friend that has worked at the vault for many years. She loves her job.
This place is absolutely fantastic.
I'm happy it hasn't been shut down by some lunatic (no pun intended) politician.

[ericworiax]

Somebody help me w this now, did I miss understand when he said this rock was older than any rock on Earth?

[Reconseal]

If only those rocks were made outta gold. Imagine how advanced the Space program could have been. Lol

[ace]

Looks ordinary rocks we have here on earth .

[chrisklest]

Have the last few rocks been unsealed? What else have they learned. Most of the videos are short clips and don't say much.

[asharyasharaal]

One day, humans will walk on the sun and bring back some of the melted cheese that covers it

[SamLE]

They collected all of those moon rocks and dust, and put in the capsule trunk !

[godsbeautifulflatearth]

Nonsense.
Nobody has ever been to the moon.