EPHRATA, Washington (AP) – A piece of flaming rocket debris seen across the Pacific Northwest sky last week crashed into a farm in eastern Washington State, they said the authorities.
After the March 25 event, a farmer discovered a piece of rocket almost intact in a private field, The Tri-City Herald reported.
The 1.5-foot compound surrounded by 1.5-foot compound used to store helium left a nearly 4-inch (10.16-centimeter) tooth on the ground, the county sheriff’s spokesman said. Grant, Kyle Foreman. No one was injured, he said.
Roman Puzhlyakov via AP In this image taken from a video provided by Roman Puzhlyakov, the remains of a SpaceX rocket illuminate the sky behind the clouds over Vancouver, Washington.
The Seattle National Meteorological Service said the bright objects in the sky, which were reported on March 25, were remnants of the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which left comet-like tracks as they burned as they returned to Earth. Earth’s atmosphere.
The farmer, who authorities said they did not want to identify, suspected the debris could have come from the rocket and left a message at the sheriff’s office over the weekend, Foreman said. Deputies responded Monday and contacted SpaceX officials. SpaceX confirmed it was part of the rocket and has since recovered it, Foreman said.
The Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket designed by SpaceX to carry people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond, according to the SpaceX website. There are said to have been 111 launches and 71 landings.
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