 ABC's Jason Nathanson in Hollywood. Monroe bought the house in 1962 and died there six months later. The U.S. may miss out on getting a look at moon rocks from a side of the moon we almost never get to see. Senior Chinese space official Bian Zegang confirms the call's gone out for experts around the world to come and help examine the rocks from the far side of the moon, with one exception, the U.S.