Known for being one of the most respected government agencies in the United States, the POTyou could be in trouble, because A family requests the amount of 80 thousand dollars from them through a lawsuit.
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This lawsuit was filed by Alejandro Oterohead of a family established in Naples, FloridaUnited States, after A 0.7 kilogram metal object fell into his residence and pierced the roof. to make two more holes at its fall.
Otero assured that the object came close to injuring his 19-year-old son and that he was in a room close to where the object hit, so he is seeking compensation for the damages.
When investigating the origin of the object, it was discovered that It was part of a total mass of hardware released from the Space Station that I had weighing approximately 2,630 kilograms.
“Space debris is a real and serious problem due to the increase in space traffic in recent years. “My clients seek appropriate compensation that takes into account the stress and impact this event had on their lives,” said Mica Nguyen Worthy, the family’s attorney, in a statement.
The lawsuit, which was filed in court last month, seeks compensation for damageswhich includes the uninsured property damage lossin addition to personal issues such as emotional and mental distressamong others.
The lawyers also argued that the international agreement Space Liability Convention establishes that NASA would have to be held responsible for damage caused by its space debris in any other country and place where they fall. On other occasions, experts have pointed out that This responsibility agreement usually has problems when it comes to US territory as it is the headquarters of the organization.
NASA explains that it was the object that fell into a house in Florida
Last April, the NASA on its official blog published that there was recovered a piece of hardware that was not supposed to survive re-entry to Earth.
He explained that it all started in March 2021 when NASA ground controllers used the robotic arm of the International Space Station to free a charging pad containing old nickel hydride batteries after the delivery and installation of new lithium ion batteries for energy upgrades.
It was estimated that the Total mass of the hardware was approximately 2,630 kg and was expected to burn up completely upon entering the atmosphere of the Earth the past March 8, 2024but a small piece survived.
After discovering that had fallen in a house in Naples, Floridaits scientists They came to pick it up in cooperation with the owner for analysis at the Kennedy Space Center.
The agency determined that it was part of a NASA flight support equipment strut that is used to mount batteries on charging pads. It is an object that has as materials a Inconel metal alloy, it weighs 0.7 kilograms, measures four inches in height and 1.6 inches in diameter.
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At that time, the POT explained that will carry out a detailed investigation of the analysis of the discard and re-entry of the objects to determine the cause of their survival, to update their models and analyses. Regarding the demand, the organization has six months to respond to the claims.
