Kenya, Space Junk

Kenya investigates giant piece of space debris that crash landed in a village
Kenya's Space Agency (KSA) said the object was a massive metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and weighing 500 kilograms.View on euronews
A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya
No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.
Burning space junk weighing 500kg crash lands in Kenyan village
A red-hot piece of space debris that weighs half a tonne plummeted to Earth this week, landing in a remote Kenyan village.
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes into village in Kenya
Officials said they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
Video of di big space object wey fall enter one village for Kenya
Sabi pipo from Kenya space agency dey investigate one 500kg metal ring wey crash into Earth on Monday. Di object bin fall enter Mukuku village, 50km (31 miles) south-east of di capital, Nairobi. Report say nobody injure for di crash.
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Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village
The Kenya Space Agency said its initial assessment showed that the huge object was "a separation ring from a launch vehicle (rocket)". It added that these "are usually designed to burn up as they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere or to fall over unoccupied areas,
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