“This space junk consisted of depleted batteries from the ISS, attached to a cargo pallet that was originally supposed to come back to Earth in a controlled manner. But a series of delays meant this cargo pallet missed its ride back to Earth, so NASA jettisoned the batteries from the space station in 2021 to head for an unguided reentry.”
What the fuck?
“This space junk consisted of depleted batteries from the ISS, attached to a cargo pallet that was originally supposed to come back to Earth in a controlled manner. But a series of delays meant this cargo pallet missed its ride back to Earth, so NASA jettisoned the batteries from the space station in 2021 to head for an unguided reentry.”
Honestly if it is them, I’m a little impressed they survived reentry in any meaningful way
That wasn’t bombing. That was littering with style.
That’s a polite way of saying they messed up and covered for it by yeeting lethal projectiles into orbit.