NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on November 1, 2023.
The tool bag is expected to disintegrate into the Earth's atmosphere around March 2024.
The tool bag is now orbiting Earth and can be seen with binoculars.
During a spacewalk on November 1, 2023, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara inadvertently lost a tool bag while performing maintenance on the International Space Station (ISS). The tool bag, now cataloged as space junk under the ID 58229 / 1998-067WC, is visible from Earth with the right equipment due to its reflective surface. The incident was photographed by Satoshi Furukawa, a Japanese colleague onboard the ISS with the Japanese space agency JAXA.
The tool bag was lost during maintenance on parts that allow the International Space Station (ISS) solar arrays to monitor the sun continuously. NASA stated that the risk of the tool bag recontacting the station is low and that the onboard crew and space station are safe. The bag is now orbiting our planet with a visual magnitude of around 6+, meaning it can be seen with binoculars. The tool bag is expected to remain in orbit for a few months before disintegrating into the Earth's atmosphere around March 2024.
NASA headquarters responded to the incident with humor, suggesting they should have put an AirTag, a tracking device developed by Apple, in the bag. It can be tracked using NASA's new 'Spot the Station' mobile app. This incident recalls a similar event from 2008, where a tool bag was lost and eventually disintegrated upon re-entry.
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The bag, now cataloged as space junk under the ID 58229 / 1998-067WC, is visible from Earth with the right equipment due to its reflective surface. This incident recalls a similar event from 2008, where a tool bag was lost and eventually disintegrated upon re-entry.
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The tool bag is expected to remain in orbit for a few months before disintegrating into the Earth’s atmosphere around March 2024. It can be tracked using NASA’s new 'Spot the Station' mobile app.
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The incident was photographed by Satoshi Furukawa, a Japanese colleague onboard the ISS with the Japanese space agency JAXA. NASA headquarters responded to the incident with humor, suggesting they should have put an AirTag, a tracking device developed by Apple, in the bag.
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The toolbag was lost during maintenance on parts that allow the International Space Station (ISS) solar arrays to monitor the sun continuously. NASA stated that the risk of the toolbag recontacting the station is low and that the onboard crew and space station are safe.
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