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February 7, 2020 10:15 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/07/florida-fisherman-catches-para.html
Florida fisherman catches parachutes and capsule door from SpaceX crew capsule
Last week, charter fishing boat captain David Stokes was fishing off the Daytona Beach coast when he reeled in a capsule door and two parachutes that were part of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. On January 19, SpaceX conducted a successful in-flight abort test of their Crew Dragon that involved exploding the Falcon 9 rocket and releasing the capsule to carry the crew to safety. From UPI:
Read the restStokes said he has attempted to contact SpaceX and tagged Elon Musk in a tweet about the discovery in the hopes of bringing it to their attention.
"I'd like for SpaceX to come check it out to see what they think about it ... any damage to it," Stokes told WKMG-TV. "It would also be awesome to have Elon Musk autograph it."
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/07/florida-fisherman-catches-para.html
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