an american family claims more than $80,000 (about 75,000 euros) to NASA due to a small fragment of space debris that fell from space and passed through the roof of his house in Floridaa law firm reported last Friday.
The problem of space junk has been growing in recent years as the number of launches of satellites and other objects into orbit has also increased, and NASA’s response could set a precedent for how other future claims are handled, the law firm said. Cranfill Sumner it’s a statement.
On March 8, a 700-gram object hit Alejandro Otero’s house in Naples (Florida) causing a hole in the ceiling and going through all the floors of the house. Days later, following an analysis of the material, NASA confirmed that it was a fragment of a used battery charging platform that had been released from the International Space Station as waste in 2021.
Instead of disintegrating completely before falling to Earth, a portion of the battery remained intact upon re-entering the atmospheresaid the US space agency.
Half a year term
Otero’s son was in the house at the time of impact, as he himself stated at the time and has now been stated again by the law firm, which indicated that NASA has six months to respond to your claim.
“My clients are seeking appropriate compensation that takes into account the stress and impact this incident had on their lives,” said attorney Mica Nguyen Worthy. “They are grateful that no one suffered physical injuries, but a semi-accidental situation like this could have been catastrophic. “There could have been serious injuries or a fatal incident,” he added.
NASA did not immediately respond to AFP’s requests for comment.
