Posted on 07/17/2023 12:40:36 PM PDT by Red Badger
Australian Space Agency
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We are currently making enquiries related to this object located on a beach near Jurien Bay in Western Australia.
The object could be from a foreign space launch vehicle and we are liaising with global counterparts who may be able to provide more information.
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July 17 (UPI) -- Officials in Australia are trying to identify a mysterious cylinder that washed up on a beach, and the country's space agency said it could be from "a foreign space launch vehicle."
The unidentified object washed up on a beach in Green Head, Western Australia, and police said it was examined by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Chemistry Center of Western Australia to confirm it did not pose a danger to the public.
"WA Police will maintain security of the object until it is removed and members of the public are requested to stay away from the location," police said in a statement provided to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The Australian Space Agency said on Twitter that it is working with authorities to try to identify the object.
"The object could be from a foreign space launch vehicle," the agency tweeted. "We are liaising with global counterparts who may be able to provide more information. As the origin of the object is unknown, the community should avoid handling or attempting to move the object."
I think saltwater would have rotted a carbon steel or even a 400 series stainless. It would have to be a 300 series stainless or an exotic not to rust. I am just a humble engineer, not a metallurgist.
It’s a spent rocket engine. The seam where the explosive bolts go where the next stage attaches is a dead giveaway.
That’s the top of the hatch. Blown off in season 1, episode 24 (Lost)
Slave cylinder?
Brake master?
The Andromeda Strain
Has anyone thought to take the picture and do a picture search on it to see if the internet has a match?
It will probably give you a return from Etsy that shows where you can buy it for $29.99 plus shipping.
Chinese garbage.
That is one end of the Titan sub.... the implosion sent it hurting into orbit and then crashing down to Australia.
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