"NASA Confirms ISS Space Junk Crashed Through Florida Home"

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"NASA Confirms ISS Space Junk Crashed Through Florida Home"
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NASA has confirmed that a piece of space debris that crashed through a Florida family's roof last month came from the International Space Station (ISS). The debris, a section of a cargo pallet containing spent nickel hydride batteries, was expected to burn up during re-entry but survived, causing damage to the home. NASA has emphasized its commitment to reducing the risk of falling space debris and will conduct a detailed analysis to understand how their predictions fell short.

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