Certainly, but that's a very different legal theory from 'compensation for shock.' Incidentally, littering fines for space debris don't have the greatest track

Certainly, but that's a very different legal theory from 'compensation for shock.' Incidentally, littering fines for space debris don't have the greatest track record of enforceability.[1] [1] https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70708/nasas-unpaid-400-littering-ticket-skylab-debris-australia https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70708/nasas-unpaid-400-l...