Space experts say more pieces of space junk, belonging to the SpaceX Dragon aircraft, could still be found.
on the incident to date, confirming a team would visit Australia to inspect the debris firsthand.
For ANU astrophysicist Brad Tucker, the discovery of multiple pieces showed a distinct geographic pattern. "Are any of them going to be found, or are they going to be up there for years to come? We don't yet know that."ANU-based space law expert Cassandra Steer said there was an obligation under international space law for the pieces to be repatriated back to the US unless their government decided to donate them to science or a museum."When that first piece of debris was discovered in Australia, the only statement that SpaceX made was that this was not unexpected," she said.
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