RE: Ariane

From: Matson, Robert (ROBERT.D.MATSON@saic.com)
Date: Fri Feb 02 2001 - 11:00:41 PST

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    Patrick wrote:
    
    > I am surprised that questions about "hitting someone's house" and sequel
    > "who would be liable ?" are risen for the first time since I subscribed
    this
    > list, specifically when concerning a space activity where it is well known
    > FRANCE assumes the larger part.
    
    > I havent read such legitimate concern about decays of MIR nor Chinese
    > nor about the hundreds of American flying objects overheads. Did I misread
    > such messages ?
    
    Please, good people, there's no cause for an international
    incident.  Why is everyone so sensitive all of a sudden?
    Ralph was simply offering an example in the interest of
    understanding who builds what, who owns what, and who's
    responsible for what.  No one is suggesting that ArianeSpace
    or ESA or anyone else is more likely to drop space debris
    in someone's backyard than the U.S., Chinese or Russians.
    Indeed, it will be a long time before France or any other
    country surpasses the United States or Russia in this
    dubious distinction--just ask Australia, or Canada, or
    Texas or Argentina...
    
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