Case against NASA: An American family has filed a claim of US$ 80,000 against NASA after space debris fell on their home. According to the information, on March 8, an object weighing 700 grams hit the American citizen’s Florida home, causing a hole in their roof.
NASA said that the object that hit the house was part of a cargo pallet of used batteries, which was released as waste from the International Space Station (ISS) in the year 2021. The US space agency said that it should have been completely destroyed before falling to Earth, but unfortunately this object fell to the earth instead of being destroyed.
The family filed a claim against NASA
Law firm Cranfill Sumner said in a statement to news agency AFP that Otero’s son was present in the house when the object hit the house. He said that NASA has six months to respond to its claim. Lawyer Micah Nguyen Worthy said, “My client is demanding substantial compensation for the stress and impact this incident has had on his life. Thankfully no one was hurt in this incident, but such a mistake could have caused serious injury or death to someone.
The problem of garbage increasing in space
Law firm Cranfill Sumner said in a statement that with the increasing traffic in space, the problem of space debris has also increased. In such a situation, action by NASA on this can set an example for dealing with any kind of incident in the future.
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