On the night of Wednesday, the re-entry of debris from a Falcon-9 rocket of the US company SpaceX caused a stir in Germany. Numerous people contacted the police after observing bright lights in the sky. According to the German Armed Forces Space Command, it was a burnt-out rocket stage that burned up upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.

Routine Procedure Without Danger to the Public

SpaceX launched a Falcon-9 rocket with 23 Starlink communication satellites from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida on the same night. The uncontrollable second rocket stage later re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the United Kingdom. Due to the clear weather conditions, the burning up of the debris at high altitude over Germany was particularly visible.

According to the spokesperson for the German Armed Forces Space Command in Uedem, North Rhine-Westphalia, such events are routine maneuvers. There was no threat to people. Whether smaller, not fully burned-up parts may have reached the Earth's surface is currently unknown.

(APA/Red)

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