Large SpaceX rocket debris "found in Britain"November 28, 2015 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A large chunk of debris from a SpaceX rocket has been found floating off a remote British island, more than 6,500 kilometers from where it exploded after takeoff, CNN News reports. The barnacle-encrusted debris -- which measures about 33 feet by 13 feet (10 meters by 4 meters) and is decorated with a U.S. flag -- is believed to have come from an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket, designed by Elon Musk's private aerospace company. The rockets are launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. But the object was found off the Isles of Scilly, a small archipelago southwest of the British mainland. The words "Falcon 9" were visible on the debris, said Joseph Thomas, a boat captain who spotted the wreckage in the waters between Bryher and Tresco in the Isles of Scilly on Thursday, November 27 afternoon. "My first thoughts were, it might be a whale or something dead floating on the surface, because there were seabirds feeding off it," said Thomas, a skipper for Tresco Boat Services. "It turned out they were feeding off goose barnacles." Writing appeared to be visible on the debris, so there were fears it could have come from a plane. The reality was even more remarkable. "Once we got it ashore with the help of another vessel, (the coastguard) scraped some of the goose barnacles off, and it just so happened the first place they scraped, they found the flag," Thomas said. The words "Falcon 9" are visible on the debris. Martin Leslie, coastal area commander for the coastguard, said in a statement that the debris "seems most likely to be (from) the unmanned Space X Falcon 9 which blew up shortly after takeoff from Cape Canaveral in June." That rocket had been on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, carrying more than 2 tons of goods, including 1,500 pounds of food and provisions for the three astronauts there. At the time, it was the third spacecraft to fail to resupply the International Space Station in months. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |