Debris From ‘Out-Of-Control’ China Space Rocket To Fall Back To Earth – But Where?
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to enter earth s atmosphere around May 8 Reuters Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-07T14:04:07+05:30 Debris From ‘Out-Of-Control’ China Space Rocket To Fall Back To Earth – But Where? outlookindia.com 2021-05-07T14:05:32+05:30
The US Department of Defence has said it is tracking the Chinese Long March 5B-rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter Earth s atmosphere this weekend. The core of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket carried the core module of the country s space station into low Earth orbit last week. But after that mission was complete, the rocket appears to have fallen into an orbit that could see it plunge towards the Earth.
A Chinese rocket is falling to Earth, but we don’t know where it will land
The probability of some parts of the booster going to populated lands is relatively low, making it much more likely to land somewhere in the ocean. But that probability is not zero. For example: The CZ-5B booster was launched on May 5, 2020 for a mission last year. The same problem arose even then: the core booster ended up in an uncontrolled orbit before re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Trash It landed in the villages of Côte d’Ivoire. It was enough to make a notable rebuke to the then NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine.
Disintegrated space rocket highly unlikely to cause any damage on earth: China
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The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it was tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter earth s atmosphere this weekend.
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The rocket was used by China to launch a part of its space station. While most space debris objects may burn up in the atmosphere, the rocket s size - 22 tonnes - has prompted concern that large parts could re-enter and cause damage if they hit inhabited areas.
Breaking its silence on its tumbling space rocket, whose debris is expected to fall on the Earth this weekend, China said most of it would be burnt during the re-entry and it is highly unlikely to cause any damage on the ground.
Chinese Rocket Debris Is Expected To Crash Into Earth Soon
BEIJING, China The large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend has brought about an alarming but not unprecedented situation.
Space debris has crashed into Earth on a number of occasions, including last year.
The good news is that debris plunging toward Earth while unnerving generally poses very little threat to personal safety. As Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Astrophysics Center at Harvard University, told CNN: “This is not the end of days.”
Still, the episode has fueled fresh questions about space debris, uncontrolled reentry and what precautions might need to be taken, if any.
Breaking its silence on its tumbling space rocket, whose debris is expected to fall on the Earth this weekend, China said most of it would be burnt during the re-entry and it is highly unlikely to cause any damage on the ground. Replying to questions about the Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core module of the country s space station and started hurtling down to Earth, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here on Friday that China will provide timely updates on it. The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it was tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter Earth s atmosphere this weekend.