Month: June 2024

Family whose roof was damaged by space debris files claims against NASA

“Whatever NASA does is going to send a strong signal to the space industry.”

The piece of debris that fell through Alejandro Otero's roof (right) came from a support bracket jettisoned from the International Space Station.

The piece of debris that fell through Alejandro Otero's roof (right) came from a support bracket jettisoned from the International Space Station. (credit: NASA)

The owner of a home in southwestern Florida has formally submitted a claim to NASA for damages caused by a chunk of space debris that fell through his roof in March.

The legal case is unprecedented—no one has evidently made such a claim against NASA before. How the space agency responds will set a precedent, and that may be important in a world where there is ever more activity in orbit, with space debris and vehicles increasingly making uncontrolled reentries through Earth's atmosphere.

Alejandro Otero, owner of the Naples, Florida, home struck by the debris, was not home when part of a battery pack from the International Space Station crashed through his home on March 8. His son Daniel, 19, was home but escaped injury. NASA has confirmed the 1.6-pound object, made of the metal alloy Inconel, was part of a battery pack jettisoned from the space station in 2021.

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Waipu TV im Paket mit Netflix: Exaring erhöht Abopreise ohne Zustimmung der Kunden

Das Unternehmen begründet die höheren Abopreise der Netflix-Pakete bei den Waipu-TV-Abos mit der Preiserhöhung bei Netflix vor einigen Monaten. Von Ingo Pakalski (WaipuTV, Streaming)

Das Unternehmen begründet die höheren Abopreise der Netflix-Pakete bei den Waipu-TV-Abos mit der Preiserhöhung bei Netflix vor einigen Monaten. Von Ingo Pakalski (WaipuTV, Streaming)

Trailer Updates: Brad, George, Matt, and Lego Pharrell

Time to look at what’s been happening in the trailer scene this past little while.
The full trailer for Alien: Romulus was released, and it looks very much a return to where it all began for the somewhat trouble franchise – a new standalone survi…



Time to look at what's been happening in the trailer scene this past little while.

The full trailer for Alien: Romulus was released, and it looks very much a return to where it all began for the somewhat trouble franchise - a new standalone survival horror film is very much welcomed. This looks to be a prequel, set between the first and second Alien films.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney reunites in Wolfs, the kind of action-comedy film that we've not been strangers to in recent times, but the star power here might just help push the movie over the line.

And here's a Lego movie that's a bit different. It's not Star Wars, or superheroes, but one about musicial Pharrell Williams. Piece by Piece definitely looks (and sounds) very interesting, and it too has a lot of star power involved.

Damon and Affleck reunites too? No, not that Affleck, the other one, and both runs riots in the heist movie, The Instigators.

The first movie was a surprise hit, so it's no surprise that the sequel had been greenlit. Smile 2 follows a new protagonist that will come face to face to that horrific looking smile time and time again.

And for those wondering what Kieran Culkin has been up to after Succession, he's in the Jesse Eisenberg written and directed film A Real Pain.

Check out all of our recently added trailers here.

Vodafone: Kein Vertrag per Mausklick während eines Werbeanrufs

Die Verbraucherzentrale hat dagegen geklagt, dass Vodafone Kunden während eines Anrufs zum Vertragsschluss auffordert. Das Landgericht München hat ein Urteil gesprochen. (Vodafone, Verbraucherschutz)

Die Verbraucherzentrale hat dagegen geklagt, dass Vodafone Kunden während eines Anrufs zum Vertragsschluss auffordert. Das Landgericht München hat ein Urteil gesprochen. (Vodafone, Verbraucherschutz)