"Space Junk from International Space Station Crashes into Florida Homes"

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Nasa has confirmed that a heavy metal chunk that crashed into a Florida home was space junk from a cargo pallet released from the international space station in 2021. The debris, weighing 1.6lb and measuring about 4in by 1.6in, was supposed to be destroyed in Earth's atmosphere but instead crashed through a Florida home. Nasa will investigate how the debris survived re-entry and "update modeling and analysis," but it's unclear if they will cover the cost of damages to the homeowner's property.
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- Piece of "space junk" from International Space Station hits Collier County home NBC2 News
- NASA admits a metal piece from the International Space Station crashed into a Florida house MLive.com
- NASA confirms International Space Station object crashed through home in Naples, Florida ABC News
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