the rockets debris was spotted blasting through the sky in the middle east until it crashed in the indian ocean last night. the 5b rocket was used to launch first new module of space station last month. usually discarded rocket stages reenter the atmosphere soon after liftoff and normally over water. that clearly wasn t the case here. the rocket went into orbit around earth and covering a huge portion of the planet. scientists say the potential debris north as canada and far south of new zealand. chinese authorities said most of the rocket would burn up during reentry process and uncertainty of how much would be burned up or entering populated area. china did not act responsibly writing, quote, space nations must minimize people and property on earth of reentries
3,000 miles. reporter: this giant rocket blasted off on april 29th from south china, and it is huge compared to others it is 100 feet long 16 feet wide weighs 22 tons normally in space launches, rocket bodies deattach fall on planned path into ocean but this long march 5b rocket somehow ended up in orbit around earth and no one knows exactly where huge chunks of it will end up. it is orbit covers a large portion of the planet from canada to new zealand so this is a threat that could end up hitting an inhibited area this chinese rocket is one of more than 10 that china plans to sending into space and it is ambition to create its own space station. chinese authorities say most of this out of control rocket will likely burn up in outer space. but there s mounting concern over the outcome of this situation. here s u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin. speaks to the fact that
u.s. has no plans to shoot the rocket down. aerospace tracking the out of control rocket, they forecast it will re-enter the earth s atmosphere sometime early tomorrow morning, just after midnight and hit the pacific ocean, somewhere near the equator. since most of our planet is water, the parts of the rocket that don t burn up in space are likely going to splash down somewhere and f.a.a. officials say they re working with norad to track possible impact this could have on commercial flights as far as delays and cancellations are concerned. cristina coleman, wow. if no one can contact me this weekend, i m underground. and preparing for the agency s first ever asteroid sample return mission, will turn on monday. chief scientists for goddard
in a place where it won t, won t harm anyone, hopefully in the ocean or someplace like that. reporter: the enormous chinese long 5b rocket launched on april 29th, one of ten more china has planned with ambitions to build it own space station. this rocket somehow ended up in orbit around the earth, and no one knows exactly where it could end up. it s still a mystery. its orbit coffers a large portion of covers a large portion of the planet, so there is a threat it could hit an inhabited area. chinese authorities say most of the rocket will likely burn up in space, but concern is mounting over this out of control rocket. former nasa administrator jim bridenstine says china should take responsibility for any damage related to this. certainly, this is not good behavior, and it needs to be
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