Space junk falls on Western Australian minesite
15 hours ago
- #Western Australia
- #Australian Space Agency
- #space debris
- Suspected space debris found near a Western Australian mine site.
- Object was not from a commercial aircraft, confirmed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
- Found burning about 30 kilometres east of Newman in the Pilbara region by mine workers.
- Initial assessments suggest the object is made of carbon fibre.
- Possibly a composite-overwrapped pressure vessel or rocket tank, consistent with aerospace components.
- Further technical assessment to be done by engineers from the Australian Space Agency.
- Object secured with no current threat to public safety.