Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BRASILIA714
2009-06-05 15:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Brasilia
Cable title:
BRAZIL: RECOVERED SPACE-OBJECT SAFELY RETURNED TO U.S. AIR
how-toVZCZCXRO1914 RR RUEHRG DE RUEHBR #0714 1561550 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 051550Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4440 INFO RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 4169 RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 7824 RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 9618
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000714
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/SAT - CHRIS CANNIZZARO
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/BSC - DAVID SCHNIER
USAF -DAN REICHEL, ARNOLD NOWINSKI, GLORIA CAMPOS
NASA - KENT BRESS AND MICHAEL MOORE
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/SAT, L/OES
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TSPA SENV KSCA BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: RECOVERED SPACE-OBJECT SAFELY RETURNED TO U.S. AIR
FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES
REF: (A) BRASILIA 296, (B) 2008 STATE 87179B),
(C) 2008 STATE 87179, (D) E-MAIL D.REICHEL
(USAF) - R.DRISCOLL MAY 28, 2009
(U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION.
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000714
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/SAT - CHRIS CANNIZZARO
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/BSC - DAVID SCHNIER
USAF -DAN REICHEL, ARNOLD NOWINSKI, GLORIA CAMPOS
NASA - KENT BRESS AND MICHAEL MOORE
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/SAT, L/OES
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TSPA SENV KSCA BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: RECOVERED SPACE-OBJECT SAFELY RETURNED TO U.S. AIR
FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES
REF: (A) BRASILIA 296, (B) 2008 STATE 87179B),
(C) 2008 STATE 87179, (D) E-MAIL D.REICHEL
(USAF) - R.DRISCOLL MAY 28, 2009
(U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION.
1. (SBU) On June 2, 2009, Post received from the U.S. AIR FORCE
confirmation that a piece of an Atlas rocket that had broken off and
landed in Brazil had completed its journey and arrived safely on May
27 at the USAF's Aerospace Materials Laboratory in El Segundo,
California, for scientific analysis and testing (REF D). The
object was a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) and had
come off an Atlas rocket launched in October 2007. In March 2008,
it fell back to earth and landed in a rural part of the State of
Goias, Brazil. Working in coordination with the USAF, the Post
persuaded the Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations and the
Ministry of Science and Technology to return the object. (REFTELS
A, B and C) The Post recovered the object from the Brazilians on
March 5, 2009. After it was inspected by a team of experts from the
USAF's Space and Missile Center, the object was then transported to
El Segundo, California.
2. (SBU) Officials from the USAF's Space and Missile Center
indicate that the experience in arranging for the recovery and
return of the object should help them with executing future such
recoveries. Also, the USAF informed Post that it will conduct tests
to assess reentry damage and estimate peak reentry temperatures.
The USAF expected that "useful data should be obtained from our
investigation."
SOBEL
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/SAT - CHRIS CANNIZZARO
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/BSC - DAVID SCHNIER
USAF -DAN REICHEL, ARNOLD NOWINSKI, GLORIA CAMPOS
NASA - KENT BRESS AND MICHAEL MOORE
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/SAT, L/OES
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TSPA SENV KSCA BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: RECOVERED SPACE-OBJECT SAFELY RETURNED TO U.S. AIR
FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES
REF: (A) BRASILIA 296, (B) 2008 STATE 87179B),
(C) 2008 STATE 87179, (D) E-MAIL D.REICHEL
(USAF) - R.DRISCOLL MAY 28, 2009
(U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION.
1. (SBU) On June 2, 2009, Post received from the U.S. AIR FORCE
confirmation that a piece of an Atlas rocket that had broken off and
landed in Brazil had completed its journey and arrived safely on May
27 at the USAF's Aerospace Materials Laboratory in El Segundo,
California, for scientific analysis and testing (REF D). The
object was a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) and had
come off an Atlas rocket launched in October 2007. In March 2008,
it fell back to earth and landed in a rural part of the State of
Goias, Brazil. Working in coordination with the USAF, the Post
persuaded the Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations and the
Ministry of Science and Technology to return the object. (REFTELS
A, B and C) The Post recovered the object from the Brazilians on
March 5, 2009. After it was inspected by a team of experts from the
USAF's Space and Missile Center, the object was then transported to
El Segundo, California.
2. (SBU) Officials from the USAF's Space and Missile Center
indicate that the experience in arranging for the recovery and
return of the object should help them with executing future such
recoveries. Also, the USAF informed Post that it will conduct tests
to assess reentry damage and estimate peak reentry temperatures.
The USAF expected that "useful data should be obtained from our
investigation."
SOBEL