Sightings2022

SpaceX Dragon trunk debris falls in Australia's Snowy Mountains

When: 9 Jul 2022
Where: Dalgety, Australia
Sources: 2 public sources

Dalgety in the Snowy Mountains region, near where Dragon trunk debris was found Steve Bennett, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Locals in southern New South Wales heard a sonic boom and saw a blazing arc as part of a SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon trunk reentered. Farmers later found charred panels near Dalgety, and the Australian Space Agency confirmed the debris came from a SpaceX mission.

Sources

PressSpaceX debris discovered in Australian sheep paddock (opens in a new tab)RTE (AFP) / 2022-08-04
PressSpaceX space junk crash lands in Australian sheep farm (opens in a new tab)Live Science / 2022-08

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