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pressure vessels
Coverage of pressure vessels in the Nexus archive.
- A beach in Australia is dealing with a serious case of space balls (not the Mel Brooks kind)
Metallic balls found on a beach in North Queensland, Australia, were identified as pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle. Queensland Fire and Rescue and the Australian Space Agency confirmed the objects are likely debris from a foreign rocket re-entering the atmosphere.
- Mysterious 'space balls' that washed up on an Australian beach are likely pressure vessels from a rocket, experts confirm
Mysterious 'space balls' found on an Australian beach are likely pressure vessels from a rocket, according to experts. The objects, which washed ashore, have been confirmed as parts of rocket components.