In 2021, astronauts on the space station jettisoned this equipment pallet. The space junk has been orbiting Earth for the last few years. It most likely made its reentry on March 8, 2024, over the Pacific. Some fragments should have survived to hit the ocean. Image via NASA/ Jonathan McDowell on X/Twitter.

Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home

The International Space Station jettisons a 2.9-ton pallet carrying used batteries on March 11, 2021. This photo was posted on Twitter by NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins. (Image credit: NASA/Mike Hopkins via Twitter) By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 24 June 2024 The falling space junk crashed through two floors of their

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China’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report

Shenzhou 17 astronauts perform a spacewalk to fix solar arrays on the Tiangong space station on March 1, 2024. (Image credit: CMSA) By Elizabeth Howell, published by Space.com, 24 April 2024 Astronauts repaired the damage during two spacewalks this winter. China will beef up its space debris procedures for astronauts after

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The cargo pallet after being tossed by the by the Canadarm2 robotic arm in 2021.Photo: NASA

Mysterious object that crashed through Florida home was likely space junk from the International Space Station

The cargo pallet after being tossed by the by the Canadarm2 robotic arm in 2021.Photo: NASA By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 2 April 2024 The mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8 A mysterious object that came crashing through a house in Florida

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Shutting down the International Space Station: NASA’s bold plans to land outpost in ocean

International Space Station (from Society for Science) By Eric Lagatta, Published by USA Today, 16 January 2024 After two decades, NASA is laying the groundwork for plans to safely deorbit and land the International Space Station, the largest of its kind ever built, by 2030. The International Space Station has been continuously

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