• nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    China deorbits something into the sea: redditors lose their minds at the irresponsible Chinese communists who don't care if it kills anybody

    NASA drops junk directly onto an American home: redditors want you to know that ackshully the legal framework here is very interesting, NASA might be able to argue they have no culpability in court

  • lurkerlady [she/her]
    hexagon
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    5 months ago

    tl:dw: a fairly large canister from a nasa satellite plummeted from space into a guys house and almost killed his kid. there are some interesting new research papers about making satellites and even rockets out of tempered wood, could solve this

    • EnsignRedshirt [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      If a piece of NASA equipment did this then guaranteed SpaceX stuff is going to start falling from the sky and killing people. The future is going to be so cool you guys.

  • TheChemist [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Is it actually possible to sue NASA, this feels like enough grounds for negligence.