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Beijing officials say debris fell into sea near the Maldives; uncontrolled re-entry of such a large object had sparked concerns about possible damage and casualties

But chances of large segment of Long March-5B striking land seen as extremely low; uncontrolled reentry into atmosphere expected early Sunday

Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry Issued on: 08/05/2021 - 23:56 A large segment of Chinas Long March-5B rocket, pictured here during launch on April 29, 2021, is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earths atmosphere STR AFP/File 3 min Beijing (AFP) A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earths atmosphere early Sunday, but Beijing has downplayed fears of da...

Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry 284 BEIJING, May 9, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere early Sunday, but Beijing has downplayed fears of damage on the ground and said the risk is very low. A Long March-5B rocket launched the first module of China’s new space station into Earth’s orbit on April 29. Its 18-tonne main segment is now in freefall and experts have said it...