Long March 5B
In late April, the Long March 5B rocket was launched into orbit with the first module of China s future space station.
The rocket s body is now orbiting Earth, on the verge of entering the lower atmosphere.
The US announced on Thursday that it was keeping an eye on the object s trajectory but had no intention to shoot it down at this time.
Upcoming Crash We re hoping it lands somewhere where it won t hurt anybody, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Hopefully by the sea or something similar.
He also made an overt jab at China, saying that we need to make sure that we take all sorts of things into account when we prepare and execute operations.
The environmentally friendly fuel used by the Long March 5B would not pollute the ocean
May 07, 2021
The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 23, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Debris from a Chinese rocket that sent part of a planned space station into orbit last week is likely to fall in international waters, China’s Global Times reported on Wednesday, amid concerns it could cause damage on re-entry to Earth.
The Long March 5B blasted off from Hainan island on April 29 carrying the “Tianhe” module that contains what will become living quarters for three crew on a permanent Chinese space station.
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US refuses to shoot down ‘out of control’ 21-ton Chinese rocket falling to Earth – with crash due TOMORROW
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
7 May 2021, 10:37
Updated: 7 May 2021, 13:06
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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THE US has no plans to shoot down a huge Chinese rocket plummeting to Earth, according to a top Pentagon official.
The 21-ton booster launched part of China s first space station last week and is expected to crash into our planet over the weekend.
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