SpaceX spacecraft parts crashed on farm in Australia

Joyful Space debris falling on a farm in Australia was a part SpaceX spacecraftAccording to the Australian Space Agency (ASA). The approval was given Wednesday (3) after experts analyzed the debris in the countryside.

by TV channel A B Cjoyful three pieces of space junk They probably fell on July 9 when residents of New South Wales’ Dalgety area reported hearing a loud boom. A few days later, farmer Mick Miners found one of the debris on his farm.

Later, the other two fragments were found in areas close to Miners’ land when Australian National University astrophysicist Brad Tucker was called in to analyze the objects. He said the debris did not cause any damage when it hit the ground.

According to Tucker, the parts belonged to equipment dropped by the ship. Crew Dragon On returning from a mission to the International Space Station, during reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The largest piece found in the countryside is about 3 meters long.

“rare event”

Normally, space debris often falls into the seaas with, Chinese satellite Tiangong-2It ended in July 2019 in a remote area in the South Pacific Ocean without endangering the population. According to the astrophysicist, debris fall in residential areas, such as in Australia, is considered a “rare event”.

But given the increase in the number of missions and space junk, SpaceX wreckage fell on Australian farm As Tucker warns, it may become more and more frequent.

ASA officials do not rule out the presence of more debris in the area and have asked residents to contact Elon Musk’s company if they find it and avoid handling it.