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A 500-Kilogram Metal Ring Plummeted Over Kenya, Confirming Long-Held Suspicions
Direct News ^ | 15/7/25

Posted on 07/17/2025 2:22:54 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

On December 30, 2024, a stunning event captured the attention of both locals and space experts when a massive metal ring crashed from the sky into a Kenyan village southeast of Nairobi. The 2.5-meter diameter object, weighing approximately 500 kilograms, landed in a field without causing injuries but immediately sparked widespread curiosity and concern about space debris falling to Earth.

The mysterious metal ring and its identification As New Year celebrations approached, villagers witnessed the extraordinary sight of a half-tonne metallic object plummeting from above. Local authorities quickly secured the area to prevent public access while experts were called in to investigate. The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) took charge of collecting and analyzing the unusual debris.

After thorough examination, scientists determined the object was a separation ring from a rocket launch vehicle. These components are specifically designed to detach during a rocket’s ascent into space. Typically, such pieces either:

Burn up completely when re-entering Earth’s atmosphere Fall into uninhabited areas such as oceans Remain in orbit as space debris for years or decades Eventually descend to Earth in controlled descents The KSA described the incident as an “isolated case” but acknowledged that the landing in a populated area represented a breach of international space safety protocols. While initial speculation connected the debris to various space programs, the KSA specifically refuted claims made by local media that linked the object to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Growing concerns about space junk hazards The Kenyan incident highlights the escalating problem of orbital debris threatening both space operations and Earth’s surface. According to NASA tracking data, more than 27,000 sizeable objects currently orbit our planet, alongside millions of smaller fragments that remain untrackable but potentially dangerous.

Space debris travels at extremely high velocities, creating significant risks.....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Reference; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: kenya; kenyaspaceagency; mars; musk; spacesalvage; spacex

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To: Eleutheria5

Space Junk Thrift Shop


21 posted on 07/17/2025 3:02:21 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: al baby; fruser1

Land Rover in a tree, anyone?


22 posted on 07/17/2025 3:11:57 PM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: Eleutheria5

Saturn lost another ring.

23 posted on 07/17/2025 3:14:18 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: PTBAA
There is a spaceport in Kenya, the Italians do the real work. Kenya has launched 2 satellites . The facility is on a platform off the coast , near the equator.

The Luigi Broglio Malindi Space Center (LBMSC) located near Malindi, Kenya, is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) Spaceport.


24 posted on 07/17/2025 3:21:28 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: Eleutheria5

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul

One Ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them


25 posted on 07/17/2025 3:25:11 PM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: OldHarbor

Thank you, I have learned something new today! :o)


26 posted on 07/17/2025 3:26:06 PM PDT by PTBAA
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To: fruser1

Loved that movie. Ill have to see if it is still available. First thing I thought of when I saw the headline for this article.


27 posted on 07/17/2025 3:29:37 PM PDT by miele man
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To: Eleutheria5

Kenya has a space agency?


28 posted on 07/17/2025 3:39:51 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Eleutheria5

Saw a funny movie once about a coke bottle that fell out of the sky like that.


29 posted on 07/17/2025 3:50:59 PM PDT by fso301
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To: Eleutheria5

That metal ring did not re-enter Earths atmosphere from Space. It is not burnt looking at all.


30 posted on 07/17/2025 3:57:56 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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To: Eleutheria5

Kenya Space Agency ... I’m sure it is well staffed with very highly paid relatives of the current political biggies, and that they attend all the major conferences that international organizations like to hold in five star resort locations.

They might even think about space from time to time.


31 posted on 07/17/2025 4:05:01 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: Eleutheria5

1,100 pounds. That could leave a mark.


32 posted on 07/17/2025 4:06:58 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Farmerbob
"Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul"

("One Ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them")
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So that's what the inscription means on the wife's wedding ring. That sure explains a lot. Thanks!

33 posted on 07/17/2025 4:23:46 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Listen to me now, think about it later and cry about it some other day.)
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To: fruser1

34 posted on 07/17/2025 4:28:00 PM PDT by Right Brigade (A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,)
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To: PTBAA

Kenya Space Agency (KSA)

https://ksa.go.ke/


35 posted on 07/17/2025 4:31:19 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: Repeal The 17th
How does a “separation ring” make a controlled descent?

I noticed that little bit of BS myself.

36 posted on 07/17/2025 4:48:52 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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To: 21twelve

I did too! I thought KSA ? WTF! BB material.


37 posted on 07/17/2025 4:54:00 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood )
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To: PTBAA

Kenya Space Agency? Who knew? Or cares?


38 posted on 07/17/2025 4:58:39 PM PDT by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: fruser1
It is a little better than getting hit by a de-orbiting toilet seat.


39 posted on 07/17/2025 5:22:37 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Right Brigade

High fructose corn syrup? Throw it back!


40 posted on 07/17/2025 5:54:56 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I refuse to call the left "progressive" because I do not see slavery to the government as progress.)
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