In May 1966, metal debris from the Saturn development test (SA-5) were spotted in the Rio Negro District of Brazil. The vehicle, launched at Cape Canaveral in 1964, reentered Earth’s atmosphere two years later, and the litter included several chunks of lightweight metal and fragile wire pieces.
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Falling satellite: 10 times space junk has crashed into Earth
Falling satellite trackers at NASA say it will hit Friday night or Saturday morning and has a small chance of crashing in the US. But the precise track and timing of the falling satellite is still hard to predict. Falling space junk has happened before, however, including these 10 examples.
10. May 1966: Test rocket debris plunks into Brazil
