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I wonder if anyone is liable for the damages in this case? If I threw something up in the air and it landed on someone’s car, I’m pretty sure I’d have to pay f
by ornornor 3y ago
I wonder if anyone is liable for the damages in this case?
If I threw something up in the air and it landed on someone’s car, I’m pretty sure I’d have to pay for the repair.
I suspect that a plane crashing into a building also makes the airline liable for the damage.
Is it the same with the ISS given that it’s a joint project by so many space agencies and that it’s in space, i.e. outside of any territory?
- ben_w 3y agoIf I understand right, whichever state launched it, due to the Outer Space Treaty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_954
- r0m4n0 3y agoI’m also curious which part of your auto or home insurance policy may call out space junk as covered or not. Maybe similar to a plane crashing into it.
- fred_is_fred 3y agoI jokingly asked my insurance company this on Twitter a few years back when there was a Chinese satellite crashing and my house was in the possible path. They actually replied and the answer is yes - I would be covered. I was surprised actually that they replied at all and that I was covered!
- BitwiseFool 3y agoDefinitely worth the customer goodwill for something that is extremely unlikely to happen. Plus, for an insurance company the financial impact of replacing one house is completely routine. Yet, being able to advertise your situation would be golden.
- dotnet00 3y agoThe previous article from when the incident had just caught NASA's attention mentioned that the homeowner intended to go after the government for costs, but explained that it could be complicated if the part turns out to be owned by JAXA, since then either the owner has to go after JAXA or NASA has to work something out with them.