NASA faces first-of-its-kind damages claim after ISS space trash impacts home

On March 8 this year, a 2.9-ton pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station (ISS) crashed through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s home in Naples, Florida. The incident highlighted the growing risk of space debris raining down on Earth. The NASA space debris tore through two floors, landing just one room away from Otero’s son, who was at home at the time. The Otero family has now filed a first-of-its-kind damages claim against NASA for the space debris …