The space debris hit Alejandro Otero's home in Naples, Florida, on March 8. It was a small piece of debris from a cargo pallet of used batteries that was released from the International Space Station as waste in 2021.
The American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA for damages after a small piece of space debris fell from space and smashed through the roof of their Florida home3.
The debris that hit the home in Naples, Florida, was originally released from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a cargo pallet of used batteries in 2021. Instead of fully disintegrating before falling to Earth, a section remained intact when it reentered the atmosphere.