[extropy-chat] astrology suit against NASA

[Joseph Bloch]

Even the folks on the pagan news websites I frequent are saying this 
person is a complete idiot.

Joseph

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Damien Broderick wrote:

> Russian sues Nasa for comet upset
> By Artyom Liss
> BBC News, Moscow
>
> Hours after a Nasa probe crashed into Comet Tempel 1, legal 
> reverberations were felt in a Moscow court.
>
> Judges in the tiny courtroom normally deal with matters much more 
> mundane than space exploration.
>
> But Judge Litvinenko opened hearings into a case which could see Nasa 
> pay a local amateur astrologist millions of dollars in damages.
>
> Writer Marina Bay claims that by slamming the probe into the comet, 
> Nasa endangered the future of civilisation.
>
> "Nobody has yet proven that this experiment was safe," says Ms Bay's 
> lawyer Alexander Molokhov.
>
> "This impact could have altered the orbit of the comet, so now there 
> is a chance that the Tempel may well destroy the Earth some day!"
>
> If your phone went down this morning, ask yourself Why? and then get 
> in touch with us
> Alexander Molokhov
> Marina Bay's lawyer
>
> This claim was brushed aside by Nasa mission engineer Shadan Ardalan.
>
> "The analogy is a mosquito hitting the front of an airliner in flight. 
> The effect is negligible," Mr Ardalan told BBC News.
>
> However, even if the comet stays at a safe distance from Earth, Ms 
> Bay's own life, she thinks, will never be the same again.
>
> An amateur astrologist, she believes that any variation in the orbit 
> or the composition of the Tempel comet will certainly affect her own 
> fate.
>
> So Ms Marina's claims to be experiencing "a moral trauma" - which only 
> a payment of $300m (252m euros; £170m) can put right.
>
> This is roughly what Nasa has spent on the experiment so far.
>
> Volunteers request
>
> Moscow representatives of the American space agency have ignored 
> Monday's court hearing.
>
> But, by Russian law, this will not prevent the judge from continuing 
> with the case.
>
> Marina Bay's legal team remain confident, and they are even looking 
> for volunteers to join in on the claim.
>
> "The impact changed the magnetic properties of the comet, and this 
> could have affected mobile telephony here on Earth. If your phone went 
> down this morning, ask yourself Why? and then get in touch with us," 
> says Mr Molokhov.
>
> So now it is up to the Moscow Presnya court to find an answer to this, 
> truly universal, question.
>
> The final decision is not likely to be announced for at least another 
> month.
> Story from BBC NEWS:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/4649987.stm
>
> Published: 2005/07/04 17:54:10 GMT
>
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