What to do if rocket debris washes up on Florida beaches

CHOPPER TWO SANIKA DANGE WESH TWO NEWS. IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THE SPACE COAST IS THE MOST ACTIVE ROCKET LAUNCH SITE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AND IT’S BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT ZONES THE CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, WHERE THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, AND THE CIVILIAN SIDE OF THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. AND BETWEEN THOSE TWO SITES, THERE ARE DOZENS OF LAUNCH PADS, MANY SHARED BETWEEN NASA AND PRIVATE COMPANIES LIKE SPACEX, BLUE ORIGIN, AND ULA. SO EVEN THOUGH LAUNCH COMPLEX 36 IS NOW OUT OF SERVICE, OTHER LAUNCHES ARE STILL ABLE TO HAPPEN. AND OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE BEACH, YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AS WELL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SLOWED DOWN VERSION OF THIS VIDEO THAT WE SAW FROM LAST NIGHT OF THE EXPLOSION FROM A VIEWER. YOU CAN BARELY SEE SOME FIERY PARTS OF THE ROCKET RAINING DOWN. BLUE ORIGIN SAYS DEBRIS MAY WASH ASHORE IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS, AND IF YOU FIND ANYTHING, DON’T TOUCH IT. WESH 2 NEWS PAMELA COMME IS REPORTING LIVE FOR US FROM COCOA BEACH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH WHAT OFFICIALS WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW BEFORE THEY HEAD OUT TO THE WATER. PAMELA. YEAH, WELL, THEY’RE JUST ASKING PEOPLE IF YOU SEE SOMETHING TO STAY AWAY AND CALL IT IN IMMEDIATELY. THAT DEBRIS AND THOSE PARTS WILL BEGIN TO WASH UP ON OUR SHORE IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE IN COCOA BEACH, KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SHORELINE. NOW, SOME EXPERTS WE SPOKE WITH SAY SOME OF THAT DEBRIS COULD CONTAIN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR EVEN PRESSURIZED COMPONENTS, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO HANDLE. BLUE ORIGIN IS ASKING ANYONE WHO COMES ACROSS THAT SUSPECTED DEBRIS TO REPORT IT THROUGH THE COMPANY’S WRECKAGE HOTLINE. IT’S THAT NUMBER YOU SEE NOW ON YOUR SCREEN. TRAINED RECOVERY TEAMS WILL THEN COME OUT TO IDENTIFY AND COLLECT THE MATERIAL. IF THE DEBRIS IS CREATING AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD OR IS BEING HANDLED BY BEACHGOERS. OFFICIALS DO SAY TO CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY. EVERY PIECE RECOVERED COULD HELP INVESTIGATORS BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT WENT WRONG. AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THAT IS TO SORT OF IDENTIFY A PIECE OF DEBRIS AND SORT OF VECTOR WHERE IT FLEW OFF FROM THE ROCKET AND HOW FAR IT WENT, AND SORT OF THE MOST ENERGETIC PIECES OF THE ROCKET, YOU WOULD PRESUME, PROBABLY FLEW THE FARTHEST. SO THAT WOULD SORT OF HELP PROVIDE CLUES TO YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THE ANOMALY. AND THAT DEBRIS, AGAIN, COULD PROVIDE VALUABLE CLUES AS INVESTIGATORS WORK TO PINPOINT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ANOMALY. NOW, IT COULD BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY ABLE TO GATHER ALL OF THOSE PIECES. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY’LL ALSO WORK, EXPERTS SAY, TO FIX UP THE ACTUAL SITE COVERING BREVARD COUNTY LIVE IN COCOA BEACH, PAMELA COMME WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT, PAMELA, ONE MORE TIME, WE’RE GOING TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT NUMBER AT HOME. IT’S RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. THREE 212224355. YOU CAN EITHER CA

After Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on Thursday, residents may encounter debris along Florida’s coastline. Space Launch Delta 45 explained that debris from the recent rocket anomaly may wash ashore in publicly accessible areas over the coming days or even weeks. “It can be extremely hazardous,” said Dr. Ken Kremer. “I’m a chemist. I work with hazardous chemicals most of my professional life. And, if you come across any of that, you don’t want to touch it.Experts say investigators will want to recover as many pieces as possible to determine with certainty what caused the failure. “Well, and one of the ways to do that is to sort of identify a piece of debris and sort of vector where it flew off from the rocket and how far it went, and sort of the most energetic pieces of the rocket you would presume probably flew the farthest, so that would sort of help provide clues to your investigation of the anomaly,” said Eric Berger, Ars Technica. Recovery could take days or even weeks.”It took SpaceX a long time after the AMOS-6 failure a decade ago, to collect all of that and remediate the site, so that that certainly will be something that’s top of mind for Blue Origin and also the range officials,” Berger said. If you encounter any debris, follow these steps:Do not touch or move the debris Rocket debris can be dangerous. For your safety, do not approach or touch any unfamiliar objects you find.Report immediatelyIf residents come across suspected debris, they are encouraged to report it to Blue Origin’s Wreckage Management Hotline at 321-222-4355 or by email at missionrecovery@blueorigin.com.Use good judgmentOfficials said residents are encouraged to use good judgment and maintain a safe distance from any suspected debris until it can be evaluated by appropriate authorities.

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After Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on Thursday, residents may encounter debris along Florida’s coastline.

Space Launch Delta 45 explained that debris from the recent rocket anomaly may wash ashore in publicly accessible areas over the coming days or even weeks.

“It can be extremely hazardous,” said Dr. Ken Kremer. “I’m a chemist. I work with hazardous chemicals most of my professional life. And, if you come across any of that, you don’t want to touch it.

Experts say investigators will want to recover as many pieces as possible to determine with certainty what caused the failure.

“Well, and one of the ways to do that is to sort of identify a piece of debris and sort of vector where it flew off from the rocket and how far it went, and sort of the most energetic pieces of the rocket you would presume probably flew the farthest, so that would sort of help provide clues to your investigation of the anomaly,” said Eric Berger, Ars Technica.

Recovery could take days or even weeks.

“It took SpaceX a long time after the AMOS-6 failure a decade ago, to collect all of that and remediate the site, so that that certainly will be something that’s top of mind for Blue Origin and also the range officials,” Berger said.

If you encounter any debris, follow these steps:

Do not touch or move the debris

Rocket debris can be dangerous. For your safety, do not approach or touch any unfamiliar objects you find.

Report immediately

If residents come across suspected debris, they are encouraged to report it to Blue Origin’s Wreckage Management Hotline at 321-222-4355 or by email at missionrecovery@blueorigin.com.

Use good judgment

Officials said residents are encouraged to use good judgment and maintain a safe distance from any suspected debris until it can be evaluated by appropriate authorities.