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
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.
Kenya investigates giant piece of space debris that crash landed in a village
Kenya's Space Agency (KSA) said the object was a massive metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and weighing 500 kilograms.View on euronews
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 the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.
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.
Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village
Experts from Kenya's space agency are investigating a 500kg metal ring that crashed to Earth on Monday. It fell on Mukuku village, 50km (31 miles) south-east of the capital, Nairobi - no-one was reported hurt. The Kenya Space Agency said its initial assessment showed that the huge object was "a separation ring from a launch vehicle (rocket)".
Space object that fell in Kenya believed part of rocket launch vehicle
The Kenya Space Agency on Wednesday identified a large metal object that fell from space earlier this week to likely be a separation ring from a rocket launch.
Space debris crashes into Kenyan village, believed to be leftover rocket hardware
The agency thanked the residents of Mukuku Village, local leadership, and media outlets for their swift actions in reporting and disseminating the incident. Possible link? An earl
Huge Piece of Space Debris Falls in Kenya
The Kenya Space Agency identified the metal ring that fell in the country as a separation ring from a launch rocket.
Object falls from space and lands in Kenyan village
A Kenyan Space Agency official said said that the partially burnt metallic object weighs about 500 kilograms, and is most likely a fragment from a rocket.
Burning space junk weighing 500kg crash lands in Kenyan village
A red-hot piece of space debris that weighs half a tonne plummeted to Earth this week, landing in a remote Kenyan village.
Mysterious giant metallic ring falls in Kenya
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