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The segment’s descent matched predictions that any debris would have splashed down into the ocean, given that 70 percent of the planet is covered by water.
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket which was aimlessly earthbound causing fears as to where it might fall have disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, it was reported.
The spacecraft had been launched into orbit on April 29 control had been lost, sparking concerns about possible damage and casualties upon entering the Earth s atmosphere, despite the slim odds. The segment’s descent matched predictions by some experts that any debris would have splashed down into the ocean, given that 70 percent of the planet is covered by water.
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NASA, experts say China behaved ‘irresponsibly,’ as ‘uncontrolled’ re-entry of such a large object risked damage, casualties
May 9, 2021
BEIJING: A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down.
In Beijing, officials had said there was little risk from the freefalling segment of the Long March-5B rocket, which had launched the first module of China’s new space station into Earth orbit on April 29. But the US space agency NASA and some experts said China had behaved irresponsibly, as an uncontrolled re-entry of such a large object risked damage and casualties.
Large Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
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This file photo taken on April 29, 2021 shows a Long March 5B rocket, carrying China s Tianhe space station core module, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China s Hainan province. (AFP)
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A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, China s space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down.
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