The rocket's fiery reentry was captured on video by an observer in the Canary Islands.
There's little doubt that the video does indeed show the final moments of the LauncherOne first stage, said Netherlands-based scientist and satellite tracker Marco Langbroek.
"The position of the sighting, sky location and direction of movement of the reentering object, as well as time, match well with the launch trajectory," Langbroek2/3The position of the sigthing, sky location and direction of movement of the reentering object, as well as time, match well with the launch trajectory. The reentry was over the area indicated by the yellow oval. pic.twitter.
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