“There’s Nothing Radioactive About It, You Can Even Pick It Up”

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Images continue to surface showing what appears to be Space X debris washing up on local beaches.

Suspected debris, also washing up on beaches in North Eleuthera.

As these images show serial numbers and other writings are etched on the metal panels.

It’s one of several sightings of what many think is debris from Space X’s starship flight #8.

The spacecraft exploded over the Atlantic on March 6th leaving behind a debris path that stretched from The Bahamas to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

A day after the explosion, the Davis administration launched immediate assessments of the country’s marine life and environment.

Director of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection Dr. Rhianna Neely was asked how does it all impact the environment.

She says, “They are heat shields, that are essentially blown silicone they are like a blown kind of glass but they are very lightweight that they direct heat very well and so they’re used on the spaceship to help to keep it cool as it is reentering essentially into the earths atmosphere

But what about the landing that took place last month?

Where the Space X Falcon 9 booster landed on an autonomous drone ship in the Exumas, marking the first-ever rocket touchdown in international waters.

“The department received several environmental documents several safety documents procedural documents supporting Space X and what we should expect in The Bahamas that gave us the confidence that we could conduct this activity safely. This is also a multi agency activity so we got assistance from the port department, Royal Bahamas defense force aviation,” Neely said.

And should one find themselves strolling along the beach and you across a suspected piece of Space X debris, your’e also encouraged to contact the department at 322-4546, for a team to be sent to assess and recover.