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Piece Of SpaceX Rocket Washes Ashore In Bahamas; Musk Thanks Man Who Tweeted Picture Of Find

(CBS SF) -- A piece of what appears to be a SpaceX rocket washed ashore in the Bahamas, and a Elon Musk thanked the man who shared pictures of the find on Twitter.

Kevin Eichelberger tweeted Friday ". @elonmusk we found part of your @SpaceX washed ashore in the Bahamas w/ @grierallen @natedapore."

Musk tweeted back to Eichelberger "Cool, thanks for letting us know.  This is helpful for figuring out fairing reusability."

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