Archyde May 9, 2021 by archyde The large segment of the Chinese rocket that made its return to the atmosphere on Sunday May 9 has disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, the Chinese space agency said, after strong speculation on where this 18 ton object could fall. The Chinese Bureau of Manned Space Engineering claimed that the debris from the Longue-Marche 5B rocket ended its course near the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Many speculations Indeed, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had assured on Friday, May 7, that most of the debris from this rocket, the largest ever built by China, would be consumed when they returned to the atmosphere and it was unlikely that they cause the slightest damage.