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Fireball In Sky Caused By Rocket Debris, Military Says
No details were immediately available about the rocket’s mission, though US officials have stated the type is often used by Russian Federation to launch satellites and other spacecraft. “While the three crew members, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, British astronaut Timothy Peake and NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra, arrived at the ISS within 8 hours after launch, the rocket booster made several revolutions of the planet before plunging back into the atmosphere over Labrador on Thursday afternoon”, said Weather Network space guru Scott Sutherland.
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“It’s not something people need to worry about”, said David Wright, a space-debris expert who is co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Dozens of people took to social media to share videos and photos and marvel at the white fireball flying through the sky that some described as a shooting star. Some people also expressed distrust about the US government’s comments on the rocket. Lindstrom, a bartender with a side business as a videographer, said his first instinct was to grab his cellphone camera. “I was upset I couldn’t grab my real camera”, Lindstrom said.
Light pollution over major metro areas might make such a flash of light hard to see. Officials had warned the public before that launch to calm fears and cut down on rampart speculation.
Observers reported seeing the object seen about 6:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
Russia’s Federal Space Agency declined to comment.
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Hannah Thoburn, an expert on the internal politics of Russian Federation and Ukraine from Hudson Institute, noted that current tensions between the United States and Russian Federation could be fueling skepticism of government statements.