A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya
5 days ago · A glowing ring of metal, more than eight feet in diameter and weighing more than 1,100 pounds, fell from the sky and crash landed in a remote village in Kenya this week, causing no injuries but ...
Safety fears grow over rocket debris in Makueni | Nation
3 days ago · From our assessments we saw that the radiation levels were 3 or 4 times above the background level,” Michael Atogo, a Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority official, said on Friday when he led a team of Ministry of Health, Kenya Space Agency officials, and security agencies in combing the affected region to assess the impact of the crash.
Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket …
5 days ago · Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! ... Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in ...
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes ... - CBS News
6 days ago · Kenya Space Agency (KSA) said the object, a metallic ring roughly 8 feet in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds, crashed into Mukuku village, in Makueni county, on December 30 at around 3:00...
Kenya space junk: Experts investigate huge ring that crashed into ...
4 days ago · Experts from Kenya's space agency are investigating a 500kg metal ring that crashed to Earth on Monday. It fell on Mukuku village, 50km (31 miles) south-east of the capital, Nairobi - no-one was ...
Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a ...
6 days ago · The Kenya Space Agency, a government agency tasked with fostering responsible space activities, has identified the object as a separation ring from a rocket.
Alleged space debris lands in village in Kenya | kcentv.com
5 days ago · The around 8-foot diameter ring is believed to be from a rocket, according to the Kenya Space Agency. The Kenyan Space Agency said what they believe to be a piece of a rocket fell in Mukuku ...
Massive 500 Kg Rocket Debris Crashes Into Kenyan Village: Is …
6 days ago · Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has confirmed that fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, weighing nearly 500 kg, crashed into a village in the country's north on Monday (Dec 30).
Huge Piece of Space Debris Falls in Kenya - The New York Times
5 days ago · new video loaded: Huge Piece of Space Debris Falls in Kenya The Kenya Space Agency identified the metal ring that fell in the country as a separation ring from a launch rocket. NOW PLAYING 0:27 1: ...
Space object that fell in Kenya believed part of rocket launch
Jan 1, 2025 · The Kenya Space Agency on Wednesday identified a large metal object that fell from space earlier this week to likely be a separation ring from a rocket launch.