The module, which was given the nickname ‘Snoopy’, was released into space by the crew in 1969 as a practice run for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. He and a team of astronomers analysed terabytes of radar data and in 2018 found what they believe is Snoopy. Until someone gets really close to it and gets a detailed radar profile, we can't be sure," Mr Howes said. He said: "I would love to get Elon Musk and his wonderful spacecraft up and grab it and bring it down. "Elon Musk is the biggest Apollo nerd on the planet and has the biggest museum outside of the Smithsonian for Apollo nerdish stuff.

Source: Daily Mirror June 10, 2019 13:29 UTC