{"id":642972,"date":"2023-04-29T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/spacex-dragon-debris-lights-up-sky-in-bright-fireball-over-western-us-during-reentry-video\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T13:35:00","slug":"spacex-dragon-debris-lights-up-sky-in-bright-fireball-over-western-us-during-reentry-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/spacex-dragon-debris-lights-up-sky-in-bright-fireball-over-western-us-during-reentry-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Dragon debris lights up sky in bright fireball over western US during reentry (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"2PNJQPw9wsiUtgZdCXEgr7\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/skywatching\" aria-label=\"Return to Skywatching\">Skywatching<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>A piece of a SpaceX spacecraft made a dramatic but harmless re-entry over the western United States late Thursday (April 27).<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;trunk&#8221; section of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\">SpaceX<\/a> Crew Dragon spacecraft broke into shimmering streaks over a swath of states, such as Colorado and Arizona, at about 4:52 a.m. EDT (0952 GMT). That equates to 1:52 a.m. or 2:52 a.m. locally depending on location.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;trunk&#8221;, used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-5-astronaut-launch-success\">launch the NASA Crew-5 astronaut mission<\/a> to the International Space Station in October 2022, is an unpressurized cargo hold that supports\u00a0Crew Dragon\u00a0during the launch phase,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/dragon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/dragon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">according to SpaceX<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>\u00a0materials. The trunk powers Dragon during flight or docking operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-dragon-space-junk-australia-investigation\">SpaceX investigate Dragon space junk crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-url href rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"streaking pieces of debris in the sky\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/space\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"streaking pieces of debris in the sky\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/space\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\" alt=\"streaking pieces of debris in the sky\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/space\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z93Ti7ShJkhGjud2aR7S6N.jpg\" ><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span>Footage of SpaceX debris breaking up over Denver on April 27, 2023. Original photo at <a href=\"https:\/\/fireballs.amsmeteors.org\/members\/imo_photo\/view_photo?photo_id=14565\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/fireballs.amsmeteors.org\/members\/imo_photo\/view_photo?photo_id=14565\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/fireballs.amsmeteors.org\/members\/imo_photo\/view_photo?photo_id=14565<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>. <\/span><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Will B. \/ AMS Meteors)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The American Meteor Society <a href=\"https:\/\/fireballs.amsmeteors.org\/members\/imo_view\/event\/2023\/2361\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/fireballs.amsmeteors.org\/members\/imo_view\/event\/2023\/2361\" rel=\"noopener\">tracked at least 36 reports<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> of the fireball in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Several of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16518-space-junk.html\">space junk<\/a> reports included images or video, including one spotted at Denver International Airport in a brilliant video by observer Scott Davis.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video of last night&#8217;s @SpaceX reentryCredit: Scott Davis at Denver AirportEvent page: https:\/\/t.co\/fVR5LsaDky pic.twitter.com\/M3EoB79Fuq<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsmeteors\/status\/1651622979187482630\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsmeteors\/status\/1651622979187482630\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"See more\">See more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jonathan McDowell, \u00a0an astronomer and astrophysicist at the\u00a0Harvard\u2013Smithsonian\u00a0Center for Astrophysics who tracks re-entry events, confirmed it was a SpaceX trunk that was jettisoned from Crew Dragon on March 12 during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-5-astronauts-splashdown-success\">that mission&#8217;s successful splashdown<\/a>. &#8220;The reentry breakup was widely seen,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planet4589\/status\/1651572216386015233\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planet4589\/status\/1651572216386015233\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on Twitter<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Mar 12 the @SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon jettisoned its trunk section into a 300 x 410 km orbit. The trunk, object 55840, made an uncontrolled reentry last night at 0852 UTC = 0252 MDT = 0152 MST on a track from Phoenix to Colorado Springs. The reentry breakup was widely seen. pic.twitter.com\/I1Ill9TNEP<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planet4589\/status\/1651572216386015233\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planet4589\/status\/1651572216386015233\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"See more\">See more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SpaceX also confirmed the hardware was from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18852-spacex-dragon.html\">Crew Dragon<\/a> in a statement to CBS KKTV 11, which is based in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overnight, the 18th Space Defense Squadron confirmed re-entry of SpaceX\u2019s Crew-5 Dragon trunk occurred on Thursday, April 27,&#8221; part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kktv.com\/2023\/04\/27\/lights-sky-spotted-colorado-thursday-morning-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.kktv.com\/2023\/04\/27\/lights-sky-spotted-colorado-thursday-morning-explained\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the SpaceX statement read<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NASA and SpaceX are committed to safe commercial crew operations and are working closely to improve orbital hardware demise modeling,&#8221; officials added.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who comes across debris is asked to report it to SpaceX immediately, and not to touch it. 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