NASA confirmed Monday {that a} thriller object that crashed through the roof of a Florida house final month was a bit of house junk from gear discarded on the Worldwide House Station.
The cylindrical object that tore by way of the house in Naples on March 8 was subsequently taken to the Kennedy House Heart in Cape Canaveral for evaluation.
The space agency said it was a metal support used to mount previous batteries on a cargo pallet for disposal. The pallet was jettisoned from the house station in 2021, and the load was anticipated to ultimately absolutely fritter away on entry into Earth’s environment, however one piece survived.
The chunk of steel weighed 1.6 kilos (0.7 kilograms) and was 4 inches (10 centimeters) tall and roughly 1 1/2 inches (4 centimeters) large.
House owner Alejandro Otero told tv station WINK on the time that he was on trip when his son informed him what had occurred. Otero got here house early to examine on the home, discovering the item had ripped by way of his ceiling and torn up the flooring.
“I was shaking. I was completely in disbelief. What are the chances of something landing on my house with such force to cause so much damage,” Otero mentioned. “I’m super grateful that nobody got hurt.”
