Located next to a replica Apollo 11 suit in the Space gallery of the Connecticut Science Center is a small, humble-looking stone encased in a thick acrylic case. While it may look like any other rock found in a backyard, this particular rock is a small piece of “Great Scott,” a large lunar sample collected by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971. The sample was named after the mission’s commander, David Scott. The chunk of “Great Scott” owned by the Connecticut Science Center is composed of basalt, a common…
