肯雅村莊遭500公斤金屬環墜落猛砸地面,太空局分析確認為火箭分離環,對公眾無安全威脅。
Following the discovery of a metallic fragment of a space object in Mukuku Village, Makueni County, the Kenya Space Agency has issued the following statement. Read more for details on the incident, preliminary findings, and next steps. pic.twitter.com/n8gsvoKku4
— Kenya Space Agency (@SpaceAgencyKE) January 1, 2025
疑似太空垃圾物體砸落肯雅村莊
綜合外媒報導,肯雅太空局(KSA)日前證實,當地南部一處村莊馬瓜尼郡(Makueni)木庫庫村(Mukuku)遭一個直徑約2.4米、重達500公斤疑似太空垃圾的金屬環猛砸落地面。
A very high density metallic piece, partially burnt has fallen from the skies, with a very strange sound and landed in Makueni. It's much like a centering ring pic.twitter.com/B84IGozt9T
— KENYA SPACE SOCIETY🔭🇰🇪🌓 (@spaceclubke) December 30, 2024
太空局確認墜落物體為火箭分離環
肯雅太空局初步分析認為,墜落物體是一枚火箭的分離環,並不會對公眾造成安全威脅。該局在其聲明中提到,「這是一宗獨立事件」,事後已經回收該金屬殘骸,目前正與地方政府合作,調查太空垃圾的具體來源。同時,肯雅太空局也讚揚村民迅速向當局通報的行動。
太空垃圾問題日益嚴重
報導指出,隨著太空交通量增加,太空垃圾問題日益嚴重,這些金屬物體原本應在重新進入地球大氣層時燃燒殆盡,或墜落至無人區域。
A 500-kilogram metallic object crashed into Mukuku village in Makueni County, Kenya this week. The Kenya Space Agency suggests this object is a separation ring from a rocket’s launch vehicle and that it poses no immediate threat to safety. pic.twitter.com/Wr8eG2MVs5
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 2, 2025