NASA astronauts' lost tool bag floats through space in the UK
Posted: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
A tool kit that was lost in space by NASA astronauts three weeks ago - and Britons might have been able to catch a glimpse of the floating bag, ITV News reported.
The bag got lost in space when a pair of astronauts accidentally let go of the tool bag while carrying out repairs on the international space station.
They were carrying out the fiddly task of reconfiguring the ethernet cable and replacing the trundle bearing assembly when they lost sight of the crew lock bag.
Despite going back, the two NASA astronauts couldn't find it. The bag was pictured days later by a Japanese astronaut as he flew over Mount Fuji.
The small but highly reflective bag is travelling through the sky at speed, according to astronomers who are tracking it from Earth.
With the help of binoculars, the bright bag was expected to be visible in parts of the UK on Tuesday evening – seen across parts of south Wales, the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire.
It will then track across the northernmost suburbs of London towards the east coast.
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