I don't know if they announced it, but I'd think they'd want as much
back as possible for forensics.
On 4/21/23 11:39, roxanna Mason wrote:
I guess then, unless SpaceX made an announcement that they want their stuff back, then it's yours?
Ken
On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 10:22 AM Ben Brockert <wikkit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Citation needed. This is a debris-generating attempted space
launch, not a cargo ship lightening their load. And even if it
was, the finder of jetsam “is not required to return them to their
rightful owner except in the case where the latter makes a legally
abiding claim” which is a bigger process than the most likely
Twitter post or email.
On Friday, April 21, 2023, Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2023, Ben Brockert wrote:
Heat shield tiles are starting to wash up on the beach. I
hope people
put them up on ebay, and don't fall for any "that's spacex
property
you must return it" bullshit.
Actually, maritime salvage law is quite clear: debris of
identifiable origin, which hasn't been explicitly abandoned
(e.g. thrown overboard to lighten ship), continues to belong
to the original owner. I think the same rules apply to
aviation. Just because they lost it and you found it,
*doesn't* mean it's yours to keep or sell.
Now, that doesn't mean you're obliged to spend your own time
and money returning it to them; if they want it back, they
ought to do the legwork or offer to cover costs (plus
something for time and trouble). And if they have any sense,
for stuff of minimal value they'll just say "oh, keep it".
But legally that's their call, because it really *is* still
their property.
Henry