A Chunk of Metal From the ISS Crashed Into a Florida House, NASA Confesses
Whoopsie.
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The small, cylindrical object was a remnant of an SUV-sized pallet of old batteries discarded from the International Space Station in 2021.
SpaceX launched its 40th mission of 2024 this evening (April 18), sending yet another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the pad at Launch Complex 39A in this streak shot on April 17, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Space Travel Now SpaceX
A Florida man, whose home was hit by apparent space junk, faced a struggle to be heard, raising questions about the correct procedures and accountability.