2023-08-01 12:30:48
Mystery solved: the object that fell on an Australian beach in early July is actually space debris. Specifically, as the Australian Space Agency believes, this 2.5 meter high cylinder made of a golden metallic material found near Green Head (about 250 km north of Perth) was originally part of an Indian rocket that was launched to space.
“We have concluded that the object located on a beach near Jurien Bay in Western Australia is likely debris from a spent third stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV),” the agency’s Twitter account said.
We have concluded the object located on a beach near Jurien Bay in Western Australia is most likely debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
The PSLV is a medium-lift launch vehicle operated by @isro.
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— Australian Space Agency (@AusSpaceAgency) July 31, 2023
From the Australian organization they confirm that they are in contact with the Indian Space Agency (ISRO), “which will provide further confirmation to determine the next steps.” They also encourage Australians to report other possible space debris to local authorities.
end of rumors
With this confirmation, the rumors that this object could be part of the MH370 passenger plane, shot down in 2014 and from which the remains have not yet been recovered, end.
The Indian agency has been very active in launches lately. In fact, in the middle of the month, it launched its Chandrayaan 3 probe, which consists of a lander (which is scheduled to land near the lunar south pole at the end of August) and a small rover that will be operating on the moon for 14 days. the surface of our satellite. If it succeeds, it will join the select group of countries (consisting of the US, Russia and China) that have achieved a successful moon landing.
As for the fate of the cylinder, Western Australia Prime Minister Roger Cook has proposed putting it on display in the local museum alongside the wreckage of Skylab, the first space station launched by NASA and which fell on Australia in 1979.
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