He added: 'Doing so is critical to the responsible use of space and to ensure the safety of people here on Earth'. 'All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices, and do their part to share this type of information in advance,' Nelson wrote, 'to allow reliable predictions of potential debris impact risk, especially for heavy-lift vehicles, like the Long March 5B, which carry a significant risk of loss of life and property.' NASA administrator Bill Nelson criticized Beijing on Twitter Saturday, saying that the failure to share the details of the rocket's descent was irresponsible and risky. It is believed the debris crashed in the Indian Ocean but may have also struck the Malaysian town of Bintulu. What's the risk News By Ben Turner last updated 29 July 2022 This is the third time a Long March 5B booster has made an. 31) that carried the Mengtian science module to the nation's Tiangong space. A 25-ton Chinese rocket booster will crash to Earth Saturday.

Several stunning videos of the rocket reentering the Earth’s atmosphere surfaced online.Īccording to The Verge, it is not clear where the rocket debris landed. The 23-ton (21 metric tons) piece of debris resulted from China's launch of a Long March 5B rocket on Monday (Oct. Now wait to hear what big pieces splashed/thumped to Earth. Looks like that Chinese rocket just burned up over Malaysia. The US Space Command confirmed the re-entry, writing 'USSPACECOM can confirm the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 5B (CZ-5B) re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approx 10:45 am MDT on 7/30.” Several people captured footage of what they believed was a meteor shower last night, later confirmed to be debris from the Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday.Ĭhina’s uncontrolled Long March 5B rocket lit up the night sky as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere near Malaysia. A Chinese rocket has possibly crash-landed in the Indian Ocean after setting the sky over Malaysia ablaze. Part of China’s largest rocket, the Long March 5B, is tumbling out of control in orbit after launching a section of the country’s new space station last week.

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