Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs
by mtmail on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:49PM
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The ticket was not serious and the local government never followed up to collect it.
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/34928/did-nasa-...
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs
by mrlonglong on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:53PM
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They didn't pay?
Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs
by thwwwk on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:42PM
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As an American I will consider paying this on behalf of NASA if someone can tell me how… $400 is worth the amusement
Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs
by seanmcdirmid on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:07PM
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> 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-l...