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A piece of burning rocket debris seen through the northwestern sky of the Pacific Ocean last week crashed on a farm in eastern Washington, authorities said. After the event on March 25, a farmer discovers an almost intact piece of rocket in a private field, the Tri-City Herald report. The pressure vessel, which was assembled about five feet and was used for storing helium, left a nearly 4-inch dip in the ground, said Kyle Foreman, spokesman for the sheriff in Grant County. No one was hurt. The Seattle National Weather Service said the bright objects reported to the sky on a large scale on March 25 were remnants of the second phase of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that left comet-like paths when they burned to the ground again. see atmosphere.
The farmer, who according to authorities said he did not want to be identified, suspects the debris may have come from the rocket and left a message at the sheriff’s office at the weekend, Foreman said. Deputies responded Monday and contacted SpaceX officials, the AP reported. SpaceX confirmed it was part of the rocket and has been locating it ever since, Foreman said. According to the SpaceX website, the Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket designed by SpaceX to transport people and payloads to Earth’s orbit. It is said that there were 111 launches and 71 landings.
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