Elon Musk's SpaceX junk that landed in two farmers' gardens could be worth millions—if they're allowed to sell it on.Australian sheep farmer Mick Miners awoke to a bang after a huge bit of space debris crashed onto his land at 15,000mph, while his neighbour Jock Wallace found a similarly sized piece of junk.The debris has been independently verified as coming from the SpaceX Crew-1 capsule, the first to be launched by Elon Musk's space company.
It cost around £31m per launch.READ NEXT: Elon Musk's dad 'not proud' of him and says he prefers brotherLocal authorities have said that the farmers can keep the junk on their land until SpaceX retrieves it—if they retrieve it.
If SpaceX doesn't bother to claim it, it could be finders keepers for Miners and his neighbour, who could make serious bank auctioning off the junk to a museum or a space enthusiast.
Brad Tucker, a researcher at the Australian National University, confirmed it was space junk from SpaceX."Now if SpaceX said they want it back, well then they have to essentially pay Mick and Jock to get it all back.
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