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by John Haughey, The Center Square contributor
 | May 11, 2021 08:00 PM
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The world watched over the weekend as a failing Chinese Long March 5B space rocket re-entered Earth’s orbit with little control over where it would crash.
Ultimately, most of the rocket disintegrated in the atmosphere before spreading debris across the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives.
The closer-than-many-think call prompted criticism from NASA, now led by former three-term Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations, said Nelson, a former astronaut, Sunday. China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris.” ....

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