There was an explosion - everyone started to run, ... I saw a huge fireball come out and go back in. It was just chaos. Everyone knew what was going on.
- Rob MooreDe-orbit is not perfectly risk-free, but the vehicle is in pristine condition. Our big risk now, aside from the inherent risk of de-orbiting through a fireball, would be weather.
- Paul HillWhen you have a small object traveling at an incredibly high velocity, slamming into the earth`s atmosphere, the friction makes the speeding object heat up so much that it can internally fracture and turn into what we call a fireball,
- Aris Melissaratos