Meteorite List Archives for [meteorite-list] Washington SpaceX fall event: debris recovered

Hi Marco and List,

I have a question about ownership and legality of these manmade
artifacts that fall from space and are found on private property.

What is the law regarding objects that originate from private entities?

I understand that if part of a NASA object falls on your land, that it
is still government property.

But, SpaceX is a private corporation, so would that change the legal
situation? Could a land owner keep such an object legally?

Best regards,

MikeG


On 4/2/21, Marco Langbroek via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Marc Fries wrote:
>> I've posted some data on the Washington debris fall from last 26 March.
>> Radar signatures from this event persist for about two hours after the
>> event, and some early-arriving signatures appear to be massive objects.
>> The strewn field lies along a line which covers most of the state and
>> appears along a line which roughly connects Yakima and Spokane.
>
>
>
> A COPV from this Falcon 9 reentry has been revovered on farmland in Grand
> County, Washington:
>
> https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364582/spacex-rocket-debris-falls-farm-washington
>
> - Marco
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