2 Aug 2022

Space Junk

From Nights, 9:35 pm on 2 August 2022

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Sheep farmers Australia have had large pieces of debris, complete with serial numbers, land on their properties after hearing loud bangs last month.

It is believed to be space junk from the first manned SpaceX mission to the International Space Station

The farmers contacted Australian National University College of Science astrophysicist Brad Tucker to take a look and give his expert opinion.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL, USA - APRIL 27: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon spacecraft named Freedom launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:52 a.m. EDT on April 27, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Crew-4 mission is the fourth crew rotational flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. The mission will send NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti to the International Space Station for up to six months. Paul Hennessy / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Paul Hennessy / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

Photo: AFP / Nasa