It is unusual for such trash to crash on a house, but a study by the US space agency NASA on Monday revealed that outdated pallet batteries from the International Space Station (ISS) survived descent into the Earth’s atmosphere and landed at a residence in Naples, Florida.
The homeowner was informed of the fallen space debris, and last month, NASA collected it for examination.
The International orbit Station (ISS) tossed a massive pallet of batteries from its lab into orbit, thinking it would burn up as it entered Earth’s atmosphere and not make it back. Three years later, one piece did, however, survive.
It was in fact a piece of the flight support equipment that was used to attach the batteries on the payload, according to a blog post from NASA.
The robotic arm of the Canadarm2 space station released 5,800 pounds, or nine batteries.
