Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

A farmer and his son found a 40-kilogram space debris on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, believed to belong to’ SpaceX’s’ Dragon capsule.

The charred piece of metal, 6.5 feet wide, was found in the Canola field during a regular inspection tour.

The discovery follows a similar incident a month ago, when a piece of the International Space Station fell on a house in Florida.

Professor Samantha Lawler, a professor of astronomy at the University of Regina, said the debris most likely belonged to the’ Dragon ‘module, which separated from the space station in February and returned to the atmosphere uncontrolled, causing some pieces to fall in different places around the world.

International space laws require any space debris to be returned to the country that launched it, meaning the piece must return to the United States, the headquarters of ‘SpaceX’.

The Canadian farmer plans to use the wreck to support a local business, sell it and channel the proceeds to build a hockey field for the community.

The European Space Agency estimates that between 200 and 400 artificial objects enter the atmosphere annually, with some of the larger parts remaining intact until they reach the Earth’s surface.

‘SpaceX’ is a private American company working in the field of aviation and space transportation manufacturing, founded in 2002, and the company launched several satellites for Internet service, and developed vehicles such as Dragon and Dragon 2.

SpaceX has achieved achievements such as the launch of the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket and the first private company to successfully send a spacecraft into orbit around Earth and return it.

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