Over 1,000 pounds of space debris fell to Earth last week — here’s where it landed
A metal fragment believed to have come from a rocket has returned to Earth, falling in an African country last week. The piece was roughly 8 feet in diameter and around 1,100 pounds.
Massive space debris crashes into Kenya, residents alarmed as 1,100-pound ring crashes from sky
It was an ordinary day for the residents of Mukuku village in Kenya's Makueni County – until an unexpected delivery from above disrupted the calm.
Massive mysterious metal ring crashes into Kenyan village
STORY: A large metallic object crashed into Kenya’s Mukuku village on Tuesday.:: Citizen TVOfficials believe it is space junk from a rocket’s launch vehicle.The item weighs over 1,000 lbs and measures about 8 feet in diameter.
Unidentified Rocket Fragment Crashes in Kenyan Village
The piece of space debris is believed to be a separation ring from a rocket, according to Kenya's space agency.
Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware
Officials with the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) officials in Nairobia have reported that a large metallic ring fell from the sky on Dec. 30 , crashing "red-hot" into Mukuku village, in Makueni county – in the country's south.
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes into village in Kenya
Officials said they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
Massive piece of space junk crashes into village in Kenya — and officials still have no idea where it came from
A 1,100-pound metal ring from a rocket smashed in to a Kenyan village, where it startled residents and flattened trees
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Massive ‘space object’ fragment crashes into remote village in Kenya
A huge, red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon according to local residents cited by the country’s national broadcaster, prompting an immediate investigation by the national space agency.
A half-ton piece of space junk falls onto a village in Kenya
No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say such incidents are increasing as debris in orbit increases dramatically.
Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village
The Kenya Space Agency said its initial assessment showed that the huge object was "a separation ring from a launch vehicle (rocket)". It added that these "are usually designed to burn up as they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere or to fall over unoccupied areas,
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