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Sunday, 09 May 2021 09:18 AM MYT   The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the core module of China’s space station Tianhe, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, China April 29, 2021. ― Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SHANGHAI, May 9 ― Remnants of China’s largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere in the coming hours, European and US tracking centres said today. While there were still varying estimates of where the rocket would land, it appeared increasing...

Most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere.

SHANGHAI (REUTERS) - Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late on Saturday or early on Sunday, European and US tracking centres said on Saturday (May 8). China's foreign ministry said on Friday that most debris from the rocket will burn on re-entry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm, after the US military said that what it called an uncontrolled re-entry was being tracked by US Space Command. EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) said its latest prediction for the timing of the re-entry of the Long March 5B rocket...

China's foreign ministry said most debris will burn on re-entry and is unlikely to cause any harm.

The remnants of China's largest rocket fired last week are expected to return to the atmosphere in the coming hours, European and U.S. monitoring cent