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It’s the principal. The Skylab fine was $400. The idea is that an organisation, no matter how large, doesn’t get to ignore the law. Alas nasa didn’t even pay
by midasuni 3y ago
It’s the principal. The Skylab fine was $400.
The idea is that an organisation, no matter how large, doesn’t get to ignore the law.
Alas nasa didn’t even pay the fine, probably some form of legal reason
- mtmail 3y agoThe ticket was not serious and the local government never followed up to collect it. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/34928/did-nasa-refuse-to-pay-a-400-fine-for-littering-caused-by-the-deorbiting-of-sky https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/34928/did-nasa-...
- mrlonglong 3y agoThey didn't pay?
- thwwwk 3y agoAs an American I will consider paying this on behalf of NASA if someone can tell me how… $400 is worth the amusement
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago> In 2009, 30 years after Skylab’s reentry, California radio DJ Scott Barley asked listeners to donate money so they could finally clear NASA’s books. Though the mayor of Esperance told Barley the ticket had been “written off years ago,” he and his listeners cobbled together the $400 and sent it to the shire. For his efforts, Barley was invited to Esperance and received a key to the city. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70708/nasas-unpaid-400-littering-ticket-skylab-debris-australia https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70708/nasas-unpaid-400-l...