Was it or wasn't it a gift

MIAMI (AP) - July 21, 2011

NASA is taking former astronaut Edgar Mitchell to court.

The space agency wants a camera back that Mitchell took to the moon during the 1971 Apollo 14 mission.

Mitchell contends the custom 16-millimeter movie camera was a gift from NASA.

The camera was to go up for auction in a proposed sale of space-related items.

Mitchell's lawyer says ownership claims aside, NASA waited too long to try to get the camera back.

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