A discarded battery pack from the ISS space station will cause a small trail of fire over parts of Germany when it re-enters the atmosphere on Friday evening. At around 7:20 p.m.
the battery block will fly over North Rhine-Westphalia towards Cottbus in Brandenburg. Entry into the Earth's atmosphere will lead to such strong friction that most of it will generally dissolve into heat and light. Experts consider this to be harmless - and say when and where onlookers have a chance to observe the spectacle.