{"id":139460,"date":"2025-01-02T05:11:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139460"},"modified":"2025-01-02T05:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:11:51","slug":"over-1000-pounds-of-space-debris-crash-in-south-kenya-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139460","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 pounds of space debris crash in south Kenya village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FILE \u2013 The following graphics are computer generated images of objects in low-Earth orbit that are currently being tracked.\u00a0The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth. (Courtesy: NASA ODPO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>MAKUENI COUNTY, Kenya<\/strong> \u2013 Investigations are ongoing as southern Kenya experienced falling debris from the sky around 3 p.m. on Monday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Fragments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">space<\/a> debris fell within a village in Makueni County, Kenya. The object was determined to be a separation ring from a rocket, weighing over 1,000 pounds and eight feet in diameter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/generic-space-junk.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE \u2013 This graphic is a computer-generated image of objects in low-Earth orbit that are being tracked by NASA.\u00a0The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE \u2013 This graphic is a computer-generated image of objects in low-Earth orbit that are being tracked by NASA.\u00a0The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA ODPO \/ NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A separation ring is a part of a spacecraft. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/spinoff.nasa.gov\/Spinoff2020\/ip_8.html#:~:text=The%20devices%20consist%20of%20twin,the%20two%20spacecraft%20components%20apart.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NASA<\/a>, &#8220;Rockets typically come in stages, each optimized for different parts of the launch. When each stage has finished its part, it drops away, allowing the smaller remainder to continue on its journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">On Tuesday morning, Kenya Space Agency officials, alongside a multi-agency team were able to secure the area and recover the debris promptly.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/astronomy-stars-planet-what-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DON&#8217;T MISS THESE CELESTIAL EVENTS IN 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We want to assure the public that the object poses no immediate threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety<\/a>,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceAgencyKE\/status\/1874322755304173592\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kenya Space Agency<\/a> said in an official statement issued Wednesday. &#8220;Our experts will analyze the object, use existing frameworks to identify the owner, and keep the public informed of the next steps and outcomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the Kenya Space Agency, this is an isolated case and will continue to be investigated in a timely manner under international space law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/over-1000-pounds-space-debris-lands-south-kenya\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 The following graphics are computer generated images of objects in low-Earth orbit that are currently being tracked.\u00a0The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139460\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=139460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=139460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=139460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}