
NASA spacecraft weighing over 1,300 pounds will crash back down to Earth
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A NASA satellite weighing over 1,300 pounds will crash back down to Earth on Tuesday after spending 14 years in space, the agency said.
A NASA satellite weighing over 1,300 pounds will crash back down to Earth on Tuesday after spending 14 years in space, the agency said.
The spacecraft, named Van Allen Probe A, is predicted to crash down at approximately 7:45 p.m. ET, plus or minus 24 hours.
The U.S. Space Force expects most of the spacecraft to burn up as it travels through the atmosphere back down to Earth, but some components will survive re-entry.
NASA said the risk of harm to anyone on Earth is low, with odds of about 1 in 4,200.
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