The homeowner reported the incident and NASA retrieved the object for analysis.
The piece of debris left a hole from the roof through the sub-flooring, according to Worthy.
The chaotic fall from orbit finally came to an end when thecargo pallet reentered on March 8around 3:29 p.m.
The pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries, photographed shortly after being released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm.Photo: NASA
ET somewhere above the Gulf of Mexico.
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