Surprise and in some cases even fear, caused during Friday night the passage of the Dragon cargo space capsule that could be observed as a comet or trail of fire in the southern area of ​​the State of Veracruz, upon entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
According to reports on social networks, during the night of Friday, citizens were able to capture a huge ball of fire that crossed the sky, thinking that it was a shooting star or some meteor that could have fallen to earth.
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According to official reports, what could be observed was the entry into the atmosphere of the cargo space capsule Dragon C209 of SpaceX’s CRS-22 mission that had successfully departed from the International Space Station this Thursday, July 8, over the Atlantic. Sur, after a series of meteorological delays, began a journey of more than 36 hours to return to earth with disused scientific material and equipment from the EEL.
The capsule remained docked to the station for more than a month. The landing occurred Friday night off the coast of Tallahasse, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
It was visible in Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, and parts of the peninsula.
Source: Imagen del Golfo