The space agency determined that the material was a metal alloy stanchion used on “NASA flight support equipment.”
A robotic arm at the International Space Station is seen releasing a pallet packed with batteries in 2021. NASA says a metal alloy stanchion from that flight equipment is what landed in a Florida home.
“Space debris is a real and serious issue because of the increase in space traffic in recent years,” the family’s attorney, Mica Nguyen Worthy,in a statement. “My clients are seeking adequate compensation to account for the stress and impact that this event had on their lives.”Worthy noted that the 19-year-old son of homeowner Alejandro Otero was in the house at the time of the incident but was a few rooms away from the impact and was unharmed.
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