On July 11, 1979, the space station Skylab re-entered the atmosphere, broke up and rained down over Western Australia and the Indian Ocean. (Ah, yes, I remember going to a Skylab-is-falling party) The Shire of Esperance fined NASA $400 for littering.
ALMOST 30 years after fining NASA for littering the local area with debris from abandoned space station Skylab, the Shire of Esperance has received a $US400 cheque. American radio station Highway Radio paid the fine on NASA’s behalf, raising the funds on variety breakfast program Barker and Barley in the Morning.
Loose the million android-koala army anyway – as soon as the land bridge to San Diego is completed.
Skylab-is-falling party?!? I was on an airplane, en route from Florida to New York, and we had to stop and circle for an hour while they figured out where Skylab was coming down and to make sure the airplane was not in its way. A party sounds a lot better!