NASA confirms that the object that penetrated a roof in Florida came from the International Space Station

NASA confirmed on Monday, April 15, that the object that pierced a Florida resident's home from the sky had indeed arrived from the International Space Station (ISS). On March 8, a resident of a town in Florida found a gray, semi-cylindrical object that he said was contaminated. “Break through the roof and two floors” From his home, and transferred to the American Space Agency. The latter on Monday confirmed the scenario that was assumed at the time: that the object comes from an old battery charge, and waste that was launched from the International Space Station in 2021 despite planning to re-enter the atmosphere. “No risk”The accused object, which weighs about 700 grams, is made of a metal alloy called Inconel.

NASA said it is investigating why the debris was not completely destroyed in the atmosphere, and whether it needs to change its practices. Incidents of the same type have already occurred in the past. In 2022, Australian authorities, for example, confirmed that charred space debris that fell into a sheep pen came from a SpaceX device.