Amateur astronomers have spotted the world's most famous — and expensive — lost tool bag, which has been circling the Earth for the past week.
Endeavor astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper lost her grip on the $100,000, backpack-size bag while cleaning up after a grease gun leaked during a Nov. 18 spacewalk.
Grab your binoculars or telescopes: Your next chance to spot it over Portland is tonight, Thursday, January 8 at approx 11:09 pm. Look for it flying a few minutes ahead of the International Space Station. Moving from the southwest to the northeast, it appears as a tiny white dot streaking across the sky. Hopefully the weather cooperates.
NASA expects the bag to burn up when it re-enters Earth's atmosphere next June.
The 30-pound bag — which holds two grease guns, a scraper tool, a large trash bag and a small debris bag — is one of the more than 8,500 objects classified as "space debris" circling the globe.
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I know what you will be doing tonight after your meeting!
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