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The Pentagon has said it is tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere this weekend, raising concerns about where its debris may make impact.
The Pentagon is tracking an out of control Chinese rocket expected to crash into Earth CNET 3 hrs ago Gael Fashingbauer Cooper © Provided by CNET The Chinese Long March 5B rocket launched Tianhe, the core module of the Chinese Space Station. CMS It sounds like the plotline for a Bruce Willis movie: The Pentagon said in a statement Tuesday that it's tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend. The US Space Command is tracking the trajectory, Defense Department spokesperson Mike Howard said in a statement ci...
05 May 2021, 02:05 am (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) Pentagon Says Chinese Rocket Expected to Crash to Earth This May 8: Expert Says Don't Panic The particular Chinese Long March 5B rocket is now expected to reenter Earth's own atmosphere at an estimated date of May 8. The thing is, as of the moment, nobody knows where the rocket will crash. Chinese Rocket Expected to Crash As of the moment, it still seems like something that can only be seen in an action movie or even the plotline for one of Bruce Willis' movies. This was according to the statement coming from the official...
This photo taken on April 23, 2021 shows the Long March 5B rocket, which is expected to launch China's Tianhe space station core module on April 29, at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China's Hainan province Photograph:( AFP ) Story highlights Last year, the re-entry debris from the first Long March 5B flight fell on the Ivory Coast damaging several homes in villages The debris of China's Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core...
by Tyler Durden The Pentagon and US Space Command are said to be tracking a large Chinese rocket which is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere at some point this coming weekend, likely "around May 8th" according to the latest DoD statement. Crucially, the concern is that the falling rocket's debris could land on inhabited places and pose a danger to people below, given that it is among the largest ever launces to make an uncontrolled and high speed re-entry into earth's atmosphere. It's also the Chinese Long March 5B rocket's size - at 30 meters in length and weighing 22 tons - that poses t...