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To: LucyT
"If any pieces of the satellite debris do fall over or near a populated area, NASA and the U.S. military warn the public not to touch UARS remains. Instead, local law enforcement officials should be contacted, NASA officials said. Any debris from the UARS satellite still remains the property of the U.S. government and cannot be sold for profit to collectors or on eBay, they added."

Yea, never mind that it was US taxpayer dollars that paid for this. I say screw them, finders keepers.

22 posted on 09/20/2011 6:18:22 PM PDT by Jed Eckert
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To: Jed Eckert

Just like MRE cases are marked Property of US Govt— Not for resale.... but it gets sold anyway.


23 posted on 09/20/2011 6:33:24 PM PDT by Redcitizen (Transmute lead into gold-- buy ammunition.)
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To: Jed Eckert
I say screw them, finders keepers.

What hits me is mine.

28 posted on 09/20/2011 9:09:06 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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