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\n A robotic arm at the International Space Station is seen releasing a pallet packed with batteries in 2021. NASA says a metal alloy stanchion from that flight equipment is what landed in a Florida home.
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A Florida family is suing NASA after a piece of metallic space debris belonging to the agency fell to Earth and tore through their Naples home earlier this year, leaving a hole in the roof.<\/p>\n

The March incident was a startling rare instance of man-made material from orbit making its way back to our planet\u2019s surface intact and landing in a populated area, and it raised questions about who is responsible when space debris causes damage on Earth.<\/p>\n