NASA has confirmed that pieces of debris found throughout the North Carolina mountains are the remains of SpaceX Crew Dragon hardware that re-entered the atmosphere in May 2024. The largest piece of debris was found on May 22 along a mountain resort hiking trail; it was about the size of a standard car hood and … Read more
NASA has confirmed that pieces of debris found throughout the North Carolina mountains are the remains of SpaceX Crew Dragon hardware that re-entered the atmosphere in May 2024. The largest piece of debris was found on May 22 along a mountain resort hiking trail; it was about the size of a standard car hood and … Read more
Topline A Florida family is suing NASA after a piece of debris from the International Space Station fell to Earth and blew a hole in their roof, a rare case that raises questions about who is responsible for space debris as countries, private companies and billionaires rush to building the nascent space economy. Space debris … Read more
Attorney Mica Nguyen Worthy is suing NASA on behalf of Florida homeowner Alejandro Otero and his family to recover damages after space debris struck their family home in early March, according to the Cranfill Sumner law firm where Worthy is a partner. On March 8, a piece of space debris crashed through the roof … Read more
A family in Naples, Florida, is filing a claim against NASA for damage to their home after a piece of space debris from the International Space Station tore through their roof earlier this year. NASA confirmed last week that a large piece of debris found along a path in North Carolina last May came from … Read more
Hong-Kong CNN — Suspected debris from a Chinese missile fell to the ground over a village in southwestern China on Saturday, leaving a trail of bright yellow smoke and sending villagers fleeing, according to videos on Chinese social media and sent to CNN by a local witness. The dramatic images surfaced online shortly after a … Read more
Watch a simulation of space debris orbiting Earth The following images are computer-generated images of low Earth orbit objects currently being tracked. The orbital debris points are scaled according to the image size of the image to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth. (Courtesy: NASA ODPO) WASHINGTON – NASA now acknowledges that … Read more
The piece of debris that fell through Alejandro Otero’s roof (right) came from a support bracket thrown from the International Space Station. The owner of a southwest Florida home has formally filed a claim with NASA for damage caused by a piece of space debris that fell through his roof in March. The lawsuit is … Read more
Thousands of satellites have been deployed in “mega constellations” to meet the growing need for global internet services, and many more are scheduled for launch soon. However, these compact satellites have a short operational life and are known to emit pollutants that can damage the ozone layer when they disintegrate upon re-entry. A recent study … Read more
Space flight doesn’t usually come to mind when you think of the serene, green mountains of North Carolina. It’s true that NASA built the (now defunct) Rosman Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Facility among the rolling hills of Appalachia in the early 1960s to track Soviet satellites and relay communications for the Gemini and Apollo … Read more