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Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 debris falls, found in Poland
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53999
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-19-2025 11:16 AM
   
From spaceflight tracker Jonathan McDowell (via X): The Falcon 9 second stage from the Starlink 11-4 launch failed to deorbit itself on Feb 2. It reentered over Northern Europe last night, with entry over the Irish Sea at 0343 UTC Feb. 19 and the reentry track extending to Poland and Ukraine a couple of minutes later.This image claims (and it's very likely correct) to show a pressure vessel from the reentered Falcon 9, fallen near Poznan in Poland.  |
Headshot
Member Posts: 1375
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 02-19-2025 11:29 AM
While it has been established that debris such as this remains SpaceX property, can an individual on whose land such debris falls charge SpaceX a storage fee from the time it appears on their property until SpaceX employees retrieve it?What is SpaceX's track record for retrieving such debris, one day, one week, one month? |
Axman
Member Posts: 704
From: Derbyshire UK
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 02-19-2025 11:58 AM
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Originally posted by Headshot:
While it has been established that debris such as this remains SpaceX property...
You may say that, but, despite the recent detente between Trump and Putin, if that had landed outside Kaliningrad for example then SpaceX could go whistle.
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3153
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 02-19-2025 12:12 PM
If it falls in my yard, it is on display until SpaceX comes and gets it. This reminds me of the Skylab oxygen tank, except graphite epoxy wound and not fiberglass. My, how times have changed. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53999
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-19-2025 12:15 PM
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Originally posted by Axman:
...if that had landed outside Kaliningrad
Russia is still party to the Outer Space Treaty and because it would want its own spacecraft treated the same, would likely cooperate on the return of any U.S. spacecraft debris, regardless of other politics (just as they continue to operate under the partnership agreement for the International Space Station). It is in Russia's interest (just as with all parties to the treaty) to uphold its conditions. To the original question; the Outer Space Treaty only holds parties liable for damage or expenses related to retrieving the debris (or intact spacecraft) for return. I do not believe that extends to storage costs, but I am not aware of any past example that would clarify one way or another. quote:
Originally posted by Headshot:
What is SpaceX's track record for retrieving such debris, one day, one week, one month?
SpaceX has generally not made public its debris retrievals, nor the rate or schedule thereof. | |
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