Macron knows it's not cheese, right? One never likes to stereotype, but stereotypes have bit of truth to them. And we all know how the French feel about cheese.

Just checking. I want to be sure everyone's base assumptions are aligned. Imagine there's a parade by the Arc 'd Triumph, a big photo op with their share of the samples, and the confusion, disappointment etc. when it's just some rocks, and not a chunk of nice Roquefort aged 4.5 bn years or whatnot. And Macron has to be all apologetic and send home a blue-ribbon panel of chemists and Michelin star rated chefs they had assembled.

If one takes a look at the historical blips in light sweet crude futures each time Apollo landed, it's clear what a bunch of folks figured America was going there in the first place for.

Probably speaks to a greater need for transparency in space science and exploration overall.