Actually, this is probably a good thing. The rocket was destined to hit something, somewhere, sometime. At least now we know where it is.
It might have floated all the way to the Klingon empire and started an intergalactic war.
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Don’t throw you trash in other people’s yard.
I'd rather deal with the Cardassians. You can have a conversation with a Cardassian. The Klingons look like they smell.