NASA has confirmed that the object that fell into a Florida home last month was part of a battery pack released from the International Space Station. This extraordinary incident opens a new frontier in space law. NASA, the homeowner, and attorneys are navigating little-used legal codes and intergovernmental agreements to …
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A few weeks ago, something from the heavens came crashing through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s home, and NASA is on the case. In all likelihood, this nearly 2-pound object came from the International Space Station. Otero said it tore through the roof and both floors of his two-story house …
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In the imagined universe of the new space thriller I.S.S., the International Space Station doesn’t seem too different from the actual football-field-sized habitable satellite orbiting above our heads. At least, not initially. In the glow of post–Cold War collaboration, astronauts and cosmonauts conduct scientific experiments side-by-side and playfully correct each …
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