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Topic: Russian farmer files suit against Roscosmos
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dtemple
Member Posts: 729
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 03-26-2008 02:24 PM
   
Think of all the flown items available to these people: Reuters: Russian farmer sues space agency for falling rocket quote:
A shepherd is suing Russia's space agency for compensation after he said a 10-foot-long chunk of metal from a space rocket fell into his yard, just missing his outdoor toilet.Boris Urmatov, who is asking for 1 million roubles ($42,000) from the Roskosmos agency, lives in a small village that lies underneath the flight path of rockets taking off from the Baikonur launchpad Russia leases in nearby Kazakhstan.
Seems like they could do a lot better than filing a lawsuit for $1 million roubles ($42,000 US)! They must not know about eBay and collectors of spaceflight memorabilia!! |
spacekid2
Member Posts: 199
From: San Diego, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 03-26-2008 02:55 PM
I love the Russian Space Program... quote:
"THEY FLY, THEY FALL"Roskosmos said it regularly warns residents when a launch is scheduled, and in a history stretching back over 50 years and 400 rockets, only a few space-bound rocket parts have fallen outside designated areas. "Technologically speaking, these parts are supposed to fall off during a launch. They fly, they fall, they fly, they fall. It's how they work," said Roskosmos spokesman Alexander Vorobyov.
This quote reminds me of the Russian cosmonaut in the movie Armageddon.How classic.  (No offense meant.) Paul
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gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-27-2008 05:52 AM
The critical bit is that it "just missed his outdoor toilet", which is obviously his prized possession. Was he on the throne at the time of said incident? Paul | |
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