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Kenya investigating fallen space debris

Kenya Space Agency officials inspect the object that fell from the skies in Mukuku village, Makueni county.[Stephen Nzioka, Standard

Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.

The issue of space trash has risen in tandem with increased spatial traffic.

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