Market
How will the rocket crash impact Kenya's space policy by end of 2025?
2
Mukuku•Makueni County•Kenya•Kenya Space Agency•KSA•India•India Space Research Organisation•Docking Experiment•Spadex•Makueni
Resolution / Starting Odds
Strengthened space policy • 25%
Increased international collaboration • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Reduction in space activities • 25%
Official announcements from the Kenya Space Agency or government policy documents
Story
Kenya Investigates 500-Kilogram Rocket Separation Ring Crash in Mukuku Village, Seeks Compensation from India
Jan 2, 2025, 02:59 PM
A metallic object, identified as a separation ring from a rocket, crashed into Mukuku village in Makueni County, Kenya, on December 30 around 3 p.m. The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) confirmed that the object, weighing approximately 1,100 pounds and measuring about 8 feet in diameter, was retrieved and is under investigation. The KSA stated that the debris poses no immediate threat to public safety and is working to identify its origin. Kenya has notified India of a compensation demand, alleging the debris came from the India Space Research Organisation's Docking Experiment, Spadex, which endangered lives and property in Makueni.
View original story
Similar markets
No action • 25%
Seek compensation • 25%
Enhance space monitoring • 25%
Issue diplomatic complaint • 25%
Accidental re-entry • 25%
Other • 25%
Intentional disposal • 25%
Unidentified origin • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Other • 25%
Orbital Decay • 25%
Launch Error • 25%
Design Flaw • 25%
China • 25%
Other • 25%
Russia • 25%
United States • 25%
Debris origin remains unidentified • 25%
Identified as another mission • 25%
Identified as SpaDEX • 25%
Debris origin deemed non-space related • 25%