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The privately-owned rocket was carrying supplies to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Fla., when it exploded on June 28. Pieces of the rocket fell into the Atlantic Ocean, and one was evidently carried by currents to Britain.
A painted American flag and the name "Falcon 9" were prominent on the metal fragment.
Joseph Thomas, aboard the boat, said he initially noticed the rocket section was surrounded by seagulls and thought it was a dead whale.
Pete Hicks, also aboard the boat, said on Twitter, "Towed in and beached a piece of flotsam earlier; thoughts were it could be aviation parts...didn't imagine space race."