"NASA Confirms Space Junk from ISS Crashed into Florida Home"
TL;DR
NASA confirmed that the mystery object that crashed through a Florida home's roof last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. The cylindrical object, identified as a metal support used to mount old batteries on a cargo pallet for disposal, weighed 1.6 pounds and was 4 inches tall. The homeowner, Alejandro Otero, expressed gratitude that nobody was hurt by the unexpected event.
- NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station New York Post
- NASA: Discarded part from ISS slams through roof of Florida home WESH 2 Orlando
- Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms Space.com
- NASA confirms ‘space junk’ that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station WFLA
- NASA Has Concluded Its Investigation of a Mystery Object That Crashed Into a Florida Home Last Month The Debrief
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