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NASA questions Apollo 13 commander’s sale of list (AP)

CORRECTS THAT PHOTO IS A FILE PHOTO -- FILE- A Nov. 23, 2011 file photo released by Heritage Auctions shows a a key page from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Checklist with handwriting by Commander James Lovell. The list shows calculations made by Commander James Lovell that helped him and his crew navigate the damaged aircraft back to earth. NASA is questioning whether Lovell has the right to sell a 70-page checklist from the flight that included his handwritten calculations. The document was sold at auction in November for $388.000. The sale has been suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry. (AP Photo/Heritage Auctions,File)AP - NASA is questioning whether Apollo 13 commander James Lovell has the right to sell a 70-page checklist from the flight that includes his handwritten calculations that were crucial in guiding the damaged spacecraft back to Earth.

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