Chinese rocket tumbles into Pacific Ocean after days in space

For the fourth time in less than three years, a Chinese rocket stage reentered the Earth’s atmosphere, this time over the Pacific Ocean. The rocket’s return to Earth highlighted a tension among space faring nations over China’s practice of letting its spent rockets tumble back to Earth after days in orbit.

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