As part of the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) program, POLSA regularly monitors space debris and provides reports to relevant departments.
The agency confirmed it had issued multiple alerts about the rocket’s uncontrolled re-entry, but due to an email delivery failure, some officials never received the warnings.
On Wednesday, authorities confirmed the discovery of large debris, prompting cooperation between POLSA, local police, and SpaceX to verify its origin.
Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz acknowledged the communication failure, revealing that critical emails were sent to outdated addresses, delaying the response.
In light of the incident, the government has ordered a review of POLSA’s reporting system and is working on improved procedures to handle future space debris events more effectively.
At a press conference in Parliament on Thursday, Minister of Development and Technology Krzysztof Paszyk announced that Poland’s Space Agency (POLSA) must immediately develop new communication protocols, streamline their implementation, and ensure an appropriate response to incidents like the recent Falcon 9 debris case.
Debris from a Falcon rocket may have fallen in Będzimierowice, near Czersk in northern Poland. Early Thursday morning, an unidentified object crashed into a pond on private property. A local resident reported the incident to authorities. Photo: PAP/Piotr Kowala
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