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HaemishM
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Woman sues NASA over Comet probeSo, if you didn't know, NASA managed to do something amazingly right this weekend, sending out a probe that struck a moving (as if there were any other kind) comet and gathering reams of data on it. But for one Russian astrologer, that was very, very bad. MOSCOW (AP) -- NASA's mission that sent a space probe smashing into a comet raised more than cosmic dust - it also brought a lawsuit from a Russian astrologer.
Marina Bai has sued the U.S. space agency, claiming the Deep Impact probe that punched a crater into the comet Tempel 1 late Sunday "ruins the natural balance of forces in the universe," the newspaper Izvestia reported Tuesday. A Moscow court has postponed hearings on the case until late July, the paper said.
Scientists say the crash did not significantly alter the comet's orbit around the sun and said the experiment does not pose any danger to Earth.
The probe's comet crash sent up a cloud of debris that scientists hope to examine to learn how the solar system was formed.
Bai is seeking damages totaling $300 million - the approximate equivalent of the mission's cost - for her "moral sufferings," Izvestia said, citing her lawyer Alexander Molokhov. She earlier told the paper that the experiment would "deform her horoscope."
NASA representatives in Russia could not be reached for comment on the case.
Wow.
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Roac
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She's right. And in order to restore balance to universal harmony, she must be sacrificed to the comet gods.
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-Roac
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"Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us." -SC
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WayAbvPar
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Hopefully the penalty for spurious lawsuits in Russia is an all expenses paid lifetime vacation to Siberia. Maybe another Tunguska event will occur and rid the world of her particular brand of fucktardery.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Roac
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I wonder how many Russians look at this lawsuit and pine for the days when people like her would just be shot.
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-Roac
King of Ravens
"Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us." -SC
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WayAbvPar
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I am not Russian, but I pine for those days. Does that count?
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Strazos
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