A family in Florida is suing NASA after a piece of space debris from the International Space Station crashed into their home.
The debris, a 2.9-ton pallet of old batteries, was jettisoned from the ISS in 2021 and was supposed to burn up in the atmosphere.
The family is arguing that NASA should be responsible for the damage caused by the falling debris, even though it was supposed to burn up.
This lawsuit could set a precedent for how governments handle responsibility for space debris incidents in the future.
