Space debris weighing almost 500 kg fell on a village in Kenya

Category: Space, PEGI 0+
9 January 2025
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Space debris, believed to be part of a launch vehicle, recently fell in Kenya. A metal ring about three meters in diameter and weighing about 498 kg fell near a village.

A piece of space debris weighing almost 500 kg fell on a village in Kenya. The "glowing metal ring" that fell to Earth could have been part of a launch vehicle. The Kenyan Space Agency said the object, more than 2.5 m in diameter, is the result of 60 years of space exploration. It is noted that upon entering the atmosphere, the ring caught fire and began to glow. Local residents began to fear the fall of other space debris, but the case is considered almost unique. Usually, such parts of spacecraft burn up in the atmosphere or fall into the ocean.

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Karen
8 January 2025
1 386 comments
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згадав кіно
dude
dude
9 January 2025
24 456 comments
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Ага. Теж цей фільм згадав. :)
Taras777
9 January 2025
264 comments
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Хтось у селі попросив Діда Мороза подарувати їй у новому році гарне колечко.
Zalevskyi
9 January 2025
532 comments
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Розпилять, здадуть на метал.
Рік житимуть усім селом сито.
Gunner
10 January 2025
298 comments
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Кенійське космічне агентство 60 років освоює космос
Alex Celt
10 January 2025
176 comments
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А це нічого, що маса в пів тонни на швидкості 8 км\сек (у квадраті) мало від цього села залишити красивий такий кратер хоч і не дуже великий?
Freeman87
12 January 2025
494 comments
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Думаєте, воно взагалі об атмосферу не гальмувало?
Mihay
13 January 2025
179 comments
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Навіть Кенія ракети в космос запускає!!)))))))
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