NASA is investigating an object that a Florida resident claims came from space and fell on his home last month.
Alejandro Otero said part of the International Space Station’s equipment crashed into his home in Naples. I posted a photo on X This is a response to astronomers who were tracking when and where instruments entered Earth’s atmosphere. Otero was on vacation when the object caused extensive damage and nearly disabled his son, local media reported. wink news First reported.
“My son was at home when the debris hit the roof with a loud bang, and the sound could be heard on the security cameras,” Otero told Fox News. “I cut short my trip to get home as soon as possible because at the time I had no idea what had happened and was quite shocked.”
“It was quite shocking and of course there was quite a bit of damage to the house,” he added.
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In addition to photos of the cylindrical object, Otero’s social media post also included Nest security video footage of the mid-afternoon crash.
“It was something I had never seen before,” Otero told Fox News. “It looked like it had been burnt and scraped, and it was heavy for its size.”
On March 8th, an unidentified space object crashed into a Florida man’s home and almost hit his son. (Courtesy of Alejandro Otero)
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell responded to Otero’s post, saying the time and location are consistent with predictions about when and where the device will enter the atmosphere. He also agreed that it appears to be part of an EP-9 battery pallet.
“I thought it might have come from space, and sure enough, the study matched it with a battery ejected from the ISS two years ago,” Otero said.
In March 2021, NASA announced An external pallet of batteries was released from the International Space Station 420 miles above Earth. NASA says the pallet will orbit Earth for about two to four years before burning up in the atmosphere.
As the International Space Station orbited over the Pacific Ocean west of Central America in 2021, an external pallet filled with old nickel-metal hydride batteries was ejected from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. (Courtesy: NASA/JSC)
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A NASA spokesperson told Fox News on Wednesday that the space agency is investigating the object and the cause of the crash.
“NASA worked with the homeowner on March 28 to recover the object and will analyze the object at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida as soon as possible,” Jennifer Doeren, NASA deputy director of press affairs, said in a statement. We plan to determine its origin.” “We will have more information once the analysis is complete.”
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Otero last month begged X to provide NASA assistance and responsible agencies with compensation for the damage caused, but told Fox News that his insurance covered repairs. The Florida man said the experience scared his family, but they were lucky they weren’t seriously injured.
“This is just an amazing event that makes us all pause and think about the future,” Otero told Fox News. “This near-miss incident is a warning signal to the space community, so we have a good starting point to discuss how to do space in a responsible manner.”
