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Orbdev Files US Federal Suit Over Asteroid Claim

Posted by simoniker on from the where-were-the-parking-meters? dept.

chongo writes "Orbital Development has filed legal action against the United States by filing a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment in Federal Court. After NASA's NEAR probe landed on the asteroid 433 Eros, Gregory W. Nemitz, who claims to have owned the asteroid since the 3rd of March 2000, sent NASA an $20 invoice for the first 100 years of parking and storage fees. NASA told him to "pound sand". OrbDev's Eros Project seeks to promote their ludicrous ideas about property rights in space."

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  1. No - SIASL was correct by quinkin · · Score: 3, Offtopic
    The main character (Valentine Michael Smith) was the sole survivor of the first mars expedition and the first human to be born and raised (by martians) on the surface of mars.

    Valentine ends up the sole inheritor of his mother's space-drive engine and the surface of the martian world (due to squatters rights IIRC - IANAL).

    A large part of the book is about the governments attempts to take possession of these assets... hence the original poster was correct in his analysis.

    Not to say that "The man who sold the moon" is not also applicable in this context, only that it does not preclude SIASL.

    Can you "grock" it??

    Q.

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  2. I reject this claim.... by thrill12 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    As legal inhabitant of the planet Quak-Quak, in the system of Ungu-Chacha, I reject the claim to celestial body Bu-Ne-Shaf ('eros') based on the following:
    - we were here long before you puny humans, (spitting sound)
    - we can actually build something on Bu-Ne-Shaf, instead of just parking junk on it
    - we govern 80% of the known galaxy, so why not this?
    and last but not least:
    - we have bigger lasers than you !

    So before you go on taking Bu-Ne-Shaf or any other celestial body as your property, I urge you to first check on the Alpha-Centauri planning office, where our rights to this and all properties are clearly written down.

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  3. Re:use of quotation marks by DjReagan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gramatical rules for quotation marks can be found here.

    I'd expect the quotation marks around "Pound sand" come under the rule "Use quotation marks to indicate words used ironically, with reservations, or in some unusual way."

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  4. Re:hey guys by Horny+Smurf · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Since this is slashdot, I'm assuming you're a guy. Gays don't like fat people. Cowboy neal is a good example. Sure, CmdrTaco will let him suck his cock, but you know Malda doesn't respect him.


    Lose the weight (go to the gym. lots of sweaty guys with big muscles).


    If you are a girl, my apologies. your boyfriend is an asshole. Maybe we could go do something some time? Also, tell him you gained weight because you're pregnant. that usually freaks guys out :)