--- title: "A Samsung Satellite Just Crashed Into a Michigan Farm" description: "A Samsung \"SpaceSelfie\" satellite came crashing down to Earth, landing onto an unsuspecting Michigan farm below, NBC reports." date: "2019-10-28" modified: "2019-10-28" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-satellite-crashed-michigan-farm" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "Samsung" - "satellite" - "selfie" - "the digest" --- # A Samsung Satellite Just Crashed Into a Michigan Farm ![A Samsung "SpaceSelfie" satellite came crashing down to Earth, landing onto an unsuspecting Michigan farm below, NBC reports.]() *\Image: Courtesy of Nancy Mumby-Welke \* ## Satellite Crash Samsung [launched]() an unusual satellite weeks ago, featuring a Galaxy S10 smartphone [tethered to a gigantic balloon](). But its journey was cut short when the satellite came crashing down to Earth, [*NBC* reports](), crashing onto a Michigan farm. The satellite was meant to allow you to take a "[SpaceSelfie"]() — a questionable PR stunt where your selfies get sent to space, are photographed while being displayed on the S10 in space, and are then sent back down to Earth. ## Crash Course Strangely, the crash was all part of Samsung's plan — sort of. "Samsung Europe's SpaceSelfie came back down to Earth," read a Samsung statement received by *NBC*. "During this planned descent of the balloon to land in the US, weather conditions resulted in an early soft landing in a selected rural area." ## Balloon Retrieval Samsung agents were immediately flown out to the farm to make sure nobody got hurt — and retrieve their balloon and satellite. The farmer whose backyard was desecrated by the odd payload took a video, showing a heap of metal covered in Samsung logos. Yep, definitely belongs to Samsung. "You never know what's gonna happen," property owner Nancy Welke can be heard saying in the video obtained by *NBC*. Luckily no animals were hurt. **READ MORE:** [Samsung SpaceSelfie satellite crashes onto Michigan farm]() \[*CNET*\] **More on satellite crashes:** *[A Derelict Space Habitat May Crash Into an Old Russian Satellite]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()