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A space satellite fell from the sky and landed on my Michigan farm: owner
It’s not the plot of a sci-fi movie: A satellite plummeted from the sky and landed on a farm in Michigan over the weekend, according to the owner. The large piece of space equipment was found…
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I thought it would be a little more burnt up and make a bigger hole.
It’s not the plot of a sci-fi movie: A satellite plummeted from the sky and landed on a farm in Michigan over the weekend.
The large piece of space equipment was found Saturday morning on the property of Nancy Welke, who heard a loud noise outside her farm in Merrill and went to investigate, she told a local newspaper, the Gratiot County Herald.
She and her husband Dan then found the Samsung satellite in the yard, according to a Facebook post shared by the newspaper.
Welke said the device featured a box wrapped in aluminum foil with a cellphone and two cameras inside. Photos of the satellite show that it featured the phrase “Space Selfie” on it.
“Unbelievable look what just fell out of the sky and 911 is baffled and it’s caught up in our tree," Welke wrote in her own Facebook post.
Last week, Samsung kicked off a “SpaceSelfie” campaign designed to allow people to send their selfie photos into space. The campaign was launched Thursday with model Cara Delevingne sending one of her photos.
“I’m honored to be Samsung’s SpaceSelfie pioneer!” Delevingne said in a statement. “To celebrate, I wanted to take the first group selfie to go to space. I can’t wait for my fans to join us in space and get their hands on a SpaceSelfie of their own.”
It has not been confirmed whether the satellite used in that promotion is the one that landed on Welke’s property.