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.
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.
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.
Kenya Space Agency investigates metal structure from space junk that fell into village
The Kenya Space Agency is currently working to ascertain the nature of the structure, but initially, agency officials identified it as a part of a launch vehicle, such as a rocket. They added that these components are designed to burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere or fall into remote areas.
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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.
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Kenya continues to examine rocket separation ring that fell from sky
Ring nearly 8 feet wide and weighing around 453 kilograms fell from sky into Mukuku village in eastern Makueni County on Dec.
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