Theunicornhunter 2 Posted July 6, 2005 This would be funny if it wasn't really being allowed to proceed: Yahoo MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian astrologist who says NASA has altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft into a comet is suing the U.S. space agency for damages of $300 million, local media reported on Monday. NASA deliberately crashed its probe, named Deep Impact, into the Tempel 1 comet to unleash a spray of material formed billions of years ago which scientists hope will shed new light on the composition of the solar system. "It is obvious that elements of the comet's orbit, and correspondingly the ephemeris, will change after the explosion, which interferes with my astrology work and distorts my horoscope," Izvestia daily quoted astrologist Marina Bai as saying in legal documents submitted before Monday's collision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack_Bauer 1 Posted July 6, 2005 This really is ridiculous. Then again, people sue for stupid reasons all the time. I would like to see her prove her claims though. What evidence can possibly exist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eratosthenes 0 Posted July 12, 2005 That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BakulaBabe 2 Posted July 12, 2005 Sheesh, what a knucklehead. And what a waste of legal resources. Maybe she's just looking for attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angela 1 Posted July 12, 2005 Ok did someone for get to take their anti-psychotics today??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Nakoda 0 Posted July 12, 2005 I hope the woman doesn't believe she's actually going to win a settlement,or even have her case make it to trial. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted July 12, 2005 She also found a finger in her chili. Lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eratosthenes 0 Posted July 12, 2005 Ahahahaha, nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue 0 Posted July 26, 2005 People like that should be sh0t dead. Sueing for anything.. jebus! Its due to people like that, that my school had to tarmac the whole the thing over, and turn it all eco warrior and Health and safty blah blah! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted July 26, 2005 (edited) I'm suing NASA too because I owned that comet and they damaged it. Edited July 26, 2005 by HRH The KING Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue 0 Posted July 26, 2005 Well I might just sue them because they failed to prevent space dust falling on my head, when I was precisly 13 months old.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BKY1701 0 Posted July 28, 2005 I'm suing NASA too because I owned that comet and they damaged it. 343710[/snapback] Dibs on Mars! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted May 18, 2010 Update, the claim was rejected. Shame it was, I was starting to come up with all kinds of claims because of them bombing the moon a while back... http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080319/jsp/...ory_9036225.jsp In 2005, Marina Bai, a Russian astrologer, sued NASA for £165 million for “disrupting the balance of the universe”. She claimed that the space agency’s Deep Impact space probe, which was due to hit a comet later that year to harvest material from the explosion, was a “terrorist act”. A Moscow court accepted Russian jurisdiction to hear the claim but it was eventually rejected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted May 19, 2010 It sounds like the court was in Russia. If it had been in the USA she might have won depending on the judge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted May 19, 2010 The Moscow court probably accepted jurisdiction of the case to keep her from making an ass of her country by suing NASA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites