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NASA Admin Scolds China After Out-of-Control Rocket Lands in Indian Ocean
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A Long March 5B rocket in 2020. (Photo: STR/AFP, Getty Images)
After days of fretting over when and where an out-of-control Chinese rocket would land as it fell back to Earth, China announced early Sunday that the rocket had landed in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives. Although it was unclear whether the debris had caused any damage, NASA sharply scolded China for failing to be responsible with its space debris.
In a statement released on Sunday after the debris landed, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that spacefaring nations had to minimise the risks to people and property on Earth when it comes to re-entries of space objects. Nelson also maintained that it was important to maximise transparency regarding these re-entries. In this case, the space debris consisted of the core stage of a Long March 5B rocket, which was 30 metres long and 5 metres wide.