A shepherd from the Altai village Kyrlyk claims moral damage compensation from Russian Space Agency (RSA) for a fragment of a rocket launched from Baikonur cosmodrome that fell on his stockyard on February 5, 2008.
      
      The shepherd Boris Urmatov has sent the required papers to the local Kyrlyk administration asking the authorities to redirect his letter to RSA due to he did not know the agency’s address. The local administration supports the shepherds` claim for compensation as the rocket fragment fell on a territory that was beyond the targeted land.
      
      The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the RF reports that the 3x1.5-metre fragment was part of Proton-M carrier rocket. The amount of compensation that the shepherd claims from RSA has not been specified.
      
      Source: avia.ru