A family is seeking damages from NASA after space debris crashed into their Florida home earlier this year.
Alejandro Otero and his family submitted a claim to NASA to recover money after a piece of space debris tore through their home , according to a news release on Friday from Mica Nguyen Worthy , a Charlotte, North Carolina-based attorney representing the family.
The release did not specify an amount. However, the Washington Post reported Sunday that the attorney told the newspaper in an email that the Oteros were seeking more than $80,000.
NASA confirmed in April that a nearly two-pound cylindrical object was part of a jettisoned pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station, according to the Naples Daily News , part of the USA TODAY Network.
Space debris a ‘real and serious issue’
Alejandro Otero’s son Daniel was home on March 8 when the chunk of space debris left a sizable hole from the roof through the sub-flooring, according to the news release from Cranfill Sumner, a law firm.