Space Debris Weighing Over 1,000 Pounds Reportedly Crashes Into Village in Kenya

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A massive 500-kilogram object fell from the sky with a loud bang on the Kenyan village of Mukuku on Monday afternoon, sparking some panic among villagers. The Kenya National Space Agency (KSA) confirmed after analysis that it was a rocket booster ring.

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Mystery ‘space object’ crashes into remote village

The large object measures around 2.5m in diameter and weighs 500kgs.

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Burning space junk weighing 500kg crash lands in Kenyan village

A red-hot piece of space debris that weigh​s half a tonne plummeted to Earth this week, landing in a remote Kenyan village. The charred metal object was...

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A Mysterious Half-Ton Piece Of Space Junk Crashed Into A Village In Kenya

space junk debris over earth A half-ton piece of space junk crashed into a Kenyan village this week. Initial reports from the Kenya Space Agency were unclear on where it came from or how it ended up there. All the Kenya Space Agency (KSA), which has taken custody of the object since it crashed into the remote village of Mukuku, has said so far is that it is a “fragment of a space object.” Some fragment… the eight feet in diameter metal ring repo…

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Kenya investigates 1,000 kg rocket debris crash amid space junk concerns

Space debris, possibly a rocket separation ring weighing over 1,000 pounds, fell in Makueni County, Kenya. Kenyan authorities secured the area and recovered the large debris fragment.

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Space debris is orbiting the Earth — some of it recently landed in a village in Kenya. Who is responsible?