Space rocket debris found floating in Amazon

[The Straight Story]

A BRAZILIAN fisherman has reeled in the most unusual catch of his career, snagging a section of a space rocket.

The panel measuring larger than a car was found floating in a remote river in the municipality of Salinopolis by 73-year-old local Manuel Alves Dos Santos.

But the find was so bizarre authorities didn’t believe him.

The fishy catch was no UFO; in a report by the BBC the panel has been identified as debris from a European communications satellite launched in French Guiana.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space-rocket-debris-found-floating-in-amazon/story-fnjwlcze-1226902090195

[MADem]

1. Well, no blaming AMERICA for that 'un! I see UK SPACE on that bad boy. nt

[pinboy3niner]

2. That's the decoy logo

Underneath, it says...

[MADem]

7. VEEEEEE-ger!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha! nt

[Jesus Malverde]

6. I'm trying to remember where the French launched stuff

Equitorial guinea I think. Part of a booster rocket?

[MADem]

8. Could be--it's a big thing, whatever it is..! nt

[nikto]

3. Unfortunately, the deadly alien creature inside had already escaped...

The perfect hostile organism, unclouded by conscience or delusions of morality.

Kind of like Conservatives.

[Recursion]

4. Depending on the component that could be worth a pretty penny

Space debris salvage/reclamation is a growing field...

[Jesus Malverde]

5. Sweet catch, hope he gets some use out if it...nt