US Military Predicts Time, Place of Chinese Rocket Debris Crash: Report | All You Need to Know
China launched a Long March-5B rocket on April 29 carrying the first module of its new space station, Tianhe, into Earth's orbit.
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US Military Predicts Time, Place of Chinese Rocket Debris Crash: Report | All You Need to Know
A large segment of Chinese rocket is in an uncontrolled free-fall towards Earth and the latest track prediction suggests that the debris could crash in a potentially populated area. China launched a Long March-5B rocket on April 29 carrying the first module of its new space station into Earth's orbit. While multi-stage rockets typically fall back before getting into Earth’s orbit, this one went into orbit and has to come back into the atmosphere. The rocket’s 18-tonne main segment is now in a free-fall but Beijing has downplayed fears of damage. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday told reporters that the upper stage of this rocket has been deactivated, insisting that most of its parts will burn up upon re-entry and the probability of causing harm on the ground is extremely low. Read Also: Indian Diaspora Holds Tiranga Rally In Brampton For Stronger Ties With Canada The argument that the debris will just splash down into the ocean, given that the planet is 70 p…
