Share with friends and circles of friends with wechat scanning QR code < / P > < p > < p > on August 4, the Australian space agency confirmed that several pieces of space debris found in the snowy mountains in southern New South Wales came from SpaceX. Astrophysicists predict that more debris will be found in the region in the next few years, estimated to come from the SpaceX dragon spacecraft launched in 2020

technical experts from the Australian space agency visited this remote area last Saturday. Mick miners and Jock Wallace, local sheep herders, both found a piece of space debris on their farms

astrophysicist Brad Tucker of the Australian National University warned that he found that the time and location of the falling space debris coincided with the time when the SpaceX dragon spacecraft re entered the earth's atmosphere at 7 a.m. on July 9 this year, 20 months after the spacecraft was launched in November 2020

Tucker believes that these fragments come from the non pressurized trunk of SpaceX dragon spacecraft, which is critical during takeoff, but will be discarded when the spacecraft returns to earth

a spokesman for the Australian space agency said, "we have confirmed that these debris came from the SpaceX mission. We will continue to make appropriate contacts with our American counterparts and other institutions."

the spokesman said, "if any suspected debris is found in the community, do not dispose of or recycle it by yourself." "You should contact SpaceX's debris hotline or debris recycling website." Tucker said that since the announcement of the discovery of the first two pieces of space debris, a third piece of debris has been found further west

he predicted that since people knew there were debris here, more people would report the discovery of debris from space in "the next few weeks, months or even years"

a spokesman for the Australian space agency said that the company "works in accordance with the Australian government's space re-entry debris program, which outlines the working roles and responsibilities of major agencies of the Australian government in how to deal with space re-entry debris" < p > Tucker said that at present, they are discussing whether SpaceX will collect these space debris. He said that it is important to collect relevant information, which may involve the division of responsibility and the definition of damages < p > Tucker said that in his view, the possible situation is that SpaceX does not need to pay for the damage, which is completely different from the crash of the Soviet nuclear powered satellite in Canada in the 1980s Tucker said that because the satellite was nuclear powered, Canada spent millions of dollars to clean up the debris. Canada demanded compensation of 6million Canadian dollars (about 4.67 million US dollars) from the Soviet Union, but in the end only received half of it < p > Tucker also explained why space debris hit the ground
2023-03-22 10:04:54