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Chinese rocket s chaotic fall to Earth highlights problem of space junk

Chinese rocket’s chaotic fall to Earth highlights problem of space junk Edward Helmore © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: VCG/Getty Images Sometime this weekend the upper stage of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket will plunge back to Earth and most of it will burn up on re-entry – but perhaps not all. Military experts in the US expect the booster stage to come down on Saturday or Sunday, but have warned it is difficult to predict where it will land and when and how much material might hit the ground – or if it could knock a plane out of the sky.

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US military has no plan to shoot down debris from falling Chinese rocket

US military has ‘no plan’ to shoot down debris from falling Chinese rocket Guardian staff and agencies © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: VCG/Getty Images The US military has no plan to shoot down the remnants of a large Chinese rocket expected to plunge back through the atmosphere this weekend, the defense secretary said on Thursday. Speaking with reporters, the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, said the hope was the rocket would land in the ocean and that the latest estimate was that it would come down between Saturday and Sunday. “We have the capability to do a lot of things, but we don’t have a plan to shoot it down as we speak,” Austin said. “We’re hopeful that it will land in a place where it won’t harm anyone. Hopefully in the ocean, or someplace like that.”

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Out-of-control Chinese rocket tumbling to Earth

‘Out-of-control’ Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry Guardian staff (Video by Dailymotion) Part of a huge rocket that launched China’s first module for its Tianhe space station is falling back to Earth and could make an uncontrolled re-entry at an unknown landing point. The 30-metre high core of the Long March 5B rocket launched the “Heavenly Harmony” unmanned core module into low Earth orbit on 29 April from Wenchang in China’s Hainan province. The Long March 5B then itself entered a temporary orbit, setting the stage for one of the largest ever uncontrolled re-entries. Some experts fear it could land on an inhabited area.

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Out-of-control Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry

The Long March 5B then itself entered a temporary orbit, setting the stage for one of the largest ever uncontrolled re-entries. Some experts fear it could land on an inhabited area.

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Out-of-control Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry

Out-of-control Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry
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