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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. Re:Show us the homestead! by KeNoTama · · Score: 0, Troll

    Bullshit. Thats like saying the laws in Haiti severely restrict the sweatshop industry. You have no rights in Texas unless you are a white, property owner with connections. I know because I live there, and let me tell you it's pretty much like a third world country in the U.S.