United 737 MAX struck by possible space debris, pilot injured

[1srelluc]

Well that's something you don't see every day!

The altitude rules out most other options. As do lack of blood or feathers for a bird strike.

You would think something coming down through the atmosphere would cause more damage.

 

[Crepitus]

Wow, What are the odds on something like that?

 

[Darkwind]

Wow, What are the odds on something like that?

Pretty damn slim, actually.

 

[1srelluc]

Maybe we have come to a middle as far as the amount of air traffic and space debris.

3 big hunks of space junk crash to Earth every day — and it's only going to get worse

"Eventually we're going to get unlucky, and someone is going to get hurt by falling space debris."

www.space.com

 

[whitehall]

Another cracked windshield? What the hell is going on?

 

[1srelluc]

Another cracked windshield? What the hell is going on?

No, not just another cracked one, an impacted one.....jeez.