Or is it X-37B debris? (Re: OT: Ariane debris recovered in S-Carolina)

From: Marco Langbroek (marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl)
Date: Tue May 25 2010 - 09:12:34 UTC

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    Op 25-5-2010 11:04, Marco Langbroek schreef:
    >
    > Maybe slightly OT, but for those interested: a rather large piece of Ariane
    > debris has apparently floated ashore in N-Carolina:
    >
    > http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12534303
    
    Okay,
    
    On the meteorite list there is now some speculation whether it could instead be 
    debris from the X-37B launch, seeing how much it resembles the fairing depicted 
    here:
    
    http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=x37b-shroud-100421-02.jpg?=The+U.S.+Air+Force%27s+X-37B+Orbital+Test+Vehicle+is+shown+inside+its+payload+fairing+during+encapsulation+at+the+Astrotech+facility+in+Titusville%2C+Fla.%2C+ahead+of+a+planned+April+2010+launch+from+Cape+Canaveral+Air+Force+Station+in+Florida.+Credit%3A+USAF
    
    Sorry for this ridiculously long URL, here's a more tiny one if you have 
    wrapping problems: http://tinyurl.com/2wrw95t
    
    - Marco
    
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