China Gambles, Wins With Massive Rocket Re-Entry
China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early...
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China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early...
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 ta...
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4 March 2021, 11:20 pm EST By China is planning to launch a new solid-fuel rocket that can transport 20 satellites in its cargo. It has recently been greenlit and is expected to make its maiden flight in 2022. ( Artyom Ivanov/TASS (Photo by Alexei Ivanov\TASS via Getty Images) ) China is planning to launch a new solid-fuel rocket that can transport 20 satellites in its cargo. It has recently been greenlit and is expected to make its maiden flight in 2022. The Smar...