Skins24 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 :doh: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1362134.htm Astrologer to sue NASA over comet plans A Russian court has ruled that an astrologer can proceed with a lawsuit against the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for its plans to bombard a comet. The astrologer claims the destruction of the comet would "disrupt the natural balance of the universe." Marina Bai's case was thrown out of a lower court because Russia has no jurisdiction over NASA, but the ruling was overturned when her lawyer, Alexandra Molokhova, was able to show that the agency's office in the US Embassy in Moscow does fall under Russian jurisdiction. Ms Bai seeks a ruling that will restrict NASA in its plans to annihilate a section of the Tempel 1 comet, in a project that has been dubbed Deep Impact, as well as punitive damages of $US300 million. "My client believes that the NASA project infringes upon her spiritual and life values as well as the natural life of the cosmos and would disrupt the natural balance of forces in the universe," her lawyer said. The lawyer says Tempel 1 has sentimental value to Ms Bai because her grandparents met when her grandfather pointed the comet out to his future wife. In a $US279 million project, NASA in January launched the Deep Impact spacecraft. It will travel to the comet and release an impactor - a 370-kilogram self-guided mass - on July 4, which is expected to create a crater that could be as large as a football stadium. Scientists believe that the exposed material from the resulting crater will yield clues to the formation of the solar system and provide important information on altering the course of comets or asteroids on a collision course with earth. Effects of the collision will be visible from earth with an amateur telescope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portisizzle Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Did that report just say that the U.S. is spending 279 million to ram something into a comet. WTF?? C'mon government, give me 300,000 so I can pay some bills...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 crazy russkies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Renegade7 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Originally posted by portisizzle Did that report just say that the U.S. is spending 279 million to ram something into a comet. WTF?? Practice makes perfect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 I guess she's still going at it... http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050705/D8B578DG0.html Russian Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet Jul 5, 7:51 AM (ET) 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. 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 8.7 billion rubles ($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 immediately be reached for comment. 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. :laugh: @ her "moral sufferings" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Insert Nancy Reagan joke here: _________________________. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 wow, somehow i see john edwards begging to represent her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 So, I wonder if her horoscope says she has a chance in hell of winning this suit. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingwolf Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Originally posted by Bang So, I wonder if her horoscope says she has a chance in hell of winning this suit. ~Bang ::snicker:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Originally posted by Cdowwe wow, somehow i see john edwards begging to represent her I think you're confusing John Edward: with John Edwards: One of them deals with psychics, and the other one is a lawyer that didn't get rich by representing crazy people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 The screwed up John Edward...not the senator, is the one I meant, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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