Will it cause damage should it hit a populated area? It certainly could. The stage is 18 tonnes in weight and a certain amount will land either on land or sea.
In fact, this is the largest item to make an unscheduled re-entry into the atmosphere in many years, and yes, you read that right, this is not planned.
The Chinese space agency has made a rather embarrassing blunder and should anything bad happen, consequences will have to be dealt with.
Satellites and rocket stages are normally deorbited in a controlled manner and the location they are aimed for is known as the satellite graveyard which is located in the Pacific ocean between Australia and New Zealand.
Will it cause damage should it hit a populated area? It certainly could. The stage is 18 tonnes in weight and a certain amount will land either on land or sea.
In fact, this is the largest item to make an unscheduled re-entry into the atmosphere in many years, and yes, you read that right, this is not planned.
The Chinese space agency has made a rather embarrassing blunder and should anything bad happen, consequences will have to be dealt with.
Satellites and rocket stages are normally deorbited in a controlled manner and the location they are aimed for is known as the satellite graveyard which is located in the Pacific ocean between Australia and New Zealand.
by Stephen Chapman
MSite, a workforce management platform for the construction industry, has been acquired by the Infobric Group.
The Liverpool-based company has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group and will retain its current brand and existing workforce.
“MSite has trail-blazed digital workforce management in the UK Construction space for 20 years, but our ambitions have always been to be a global company,” explained Neil Norman, CEO at MSite.
“By joining the Infobric family we have that opportunity to expand our reach whilst continuing to be at the forefront of the digital revolution underway in construction. I am incredibly proud and excited to take our team and MSite to the next stage of our journey.”
Neil Norman
Published:
7:00 PM April 3, 2021
The peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower will be on April 22 2021
- Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
This time last year we had begun a three month lockdown period and it was amazing to see how many people discovered the night sky, writes Suffolk astronomer Neil Norman.
So much so in fact that telescope sales have absolutely gone through the roof, with many companies regularly running out of stock.
Fast forward a tough year and we are emerging from another lockdown this time though we have the opportunity to observe one of the best meteor showers together from our backyards.
Neil Norman
Published:
7:00 PM April 3, 2021
The peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower will be on April 22 2021
- Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
This time last year we had begun a three month lockdown period and it was amazing to see how many people discovered the night sky, writes Suffolk astronomer Neil Norman.
So much so in fact that telescope sales have absolutely gone through the roof, with many companies regularly running out of stock.
Fast forward a tough year and we are emerging from another lockdown this time though we have the opportunity to observe one of the best meteor showers together from our backyards.