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Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:00:37 EDT

After that military drunk-driving-russian-tank-demolishes -your-house case, I think Boris will be lucky if the Russian Space Agency don't just laugh at his face and drop even more rocket droppings on his property just for fun...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:36:25 EDT

@SigmundTheSeaMonster: Chop it up and sell it on eBay. It's legitimate space junk. Some people pay $$$$ for meteorites. This is more valuable b/c you can make keychains out of it.

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

kalashnikov — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:13:24 EDT

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kalashnikov

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Zenshai — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:51:50 EDT

"They fly, they fall, they fly, they fall. It's how they work."

Haha, thats classic. Sounds like something the Russian guy from Armageddon would say.

Zenshai

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

SigmundTheSeaMonster — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:25:24 EDT

Come on Sergei, think capitalism! This is an opportunity that is falling from the sky! Tonne of debris could be worth millions! Make an tourist attraction! Take odds and place marks out for Las Vegas gamblers! (where next landing hits, how close, how heavy, bonus if it takes out a sheep or two!)
Put up some web cams! ClickThru ads! Chagghing my comrade!

SigmundTheSeaMonster

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

ideaman2020 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:16:33 EDT

John Glenn here.

If he were in the USA, he'd definitely sue.

And the case would be immediately thrown out.

Citizens can't sue the government, after all...

ideaman2020

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

SneakerFiend — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:03:03 EDT

They probably don't care about it. $42grand is nothing well should be nothing to a space station or research center.
He should've listened to Sergei { smh ) lolx.

SneakerFiend

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

OldElvis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:56:27 EDT

Yeah he'll get his money, but it'll be covered with Cadmium or whatever else it was that they poisoned. Enemies of the state with.

OldElvis

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

P3nnst8r — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:55:46 EDT

In Mother Russia, Rocket Ships You!

P3nnst8r

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:49:29 EDT

So a shepherd finds his stock pummeled by spigots and lead piping, and assumes that it's a Russian spacecraft dropping crap?

Eh, I don't blame him.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Geisrud — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:43:35 EDT

@1stage: Well then, he's in the perfect place to do so.

So he's sueing because a hunk of metal fell in the yard? Nothing happened to him, so I say case dismissed. So he got scared a little bit when it landed, big deal.

I guess it's not just the US that's litigation happy.

Geisrud

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

innout3x3 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:42:18 EDT

"My name a Borat. I come from Kazakhstan. My sister is #4 prostitute in all of Kazakhstan."

innout3x3

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Burgundy Corningstone — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:41:24 EDT

@Git Em SteveDave:
"Launched from the Cosmodrome" makes me want to run for the nearest fallout shelter and rewatch Red Dawn to brush up on my Commie-fighting skills.

Burgundy Corningstone

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:37:32 EDT

Russia is cooler in that they're space center is the "Cosmodrome". We have Cape Canaveral. I wonder if they have a sign over the main gate as you leave saying "Beyond Cosmodrome".

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Sean Harrington — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:31:18 EDT

Good thing if he was in the outhouse at the time. I would have definitely shat myself.

Sean Harrington

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Darrone — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:30:33 EDT

According to the speech bubble, you spelled Sergei wrong.... Interesting.

Darrone

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Darrone — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:27:12 EDT

@Monty: In Russia, We have no bolts, only the hands of little children clinging to rocket as make space fire.

Darrone

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

Monty — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:17:49 EDT

Has he explored selling those parts back to the space agency and turning a tidy profit? I have no idea how much they are worth, but $42,000 would not buy a replacement bolt for the NASA Space Shuttle.

Monty

Shepherd Sues Russian Space Agency For Dropped Rocket Debris

frigg — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:17:34 EDT

The space agency seems relaxed about it all, though, according to a spokesman: "They fly, they fall, they fly, they fall. It's how they work."

How very Wernher von Braun of them.

frigg