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Post by Admin on May 7, 2021 19:05:25 GMT
Unclear When Or Where Debris From Chinese Rocket Will Crash Down To Earth Space watchers will keep their eyes to the sky this weekend as debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to come crashing back to Earth. But no one knows when or where it will land. A skywatcher in Italy has spotted a huge Chinese rocket core falling uncontrolled from orbit, as the White House weighed in on the tricky international situation.  The core stage of a Long March 5B rocket is expected to slam into Earth's atmosphere Saturday (May 8) or thereabouts, although nobody can pinpoint the date, time or location yet. Such predictions can generally only be made just hours before impact, because atmospheric drag changes significantly as solar activity shifts. Odds are the 23-ton (21 metric tons) piece of space debris will break apart high in the atmosphere and largely burn up, experts say, with any remaining pieces hitting uninhabited areas, as 70% of Earth's surface is covered in ocean. But again: We don't know that for sure. |
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Post by Admin on May 8, 2021 15:36:12 GMT
Chinese Rocket Expected to Crash Into Earth | Real-time Tracker
Out of control Chinese rocket debris will fall on Earth. Real-time track and impact location prediction.
The rocket will likely fall into an uninhabited area, given that 70% of Earth's surface is covered by ocean.
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Post by Admin on May 9, 2021 0:40:50 GMT
Keep an eye on the sky: Chinese rocket debris to crash to earth this weekend
FOX News' William La Jeunesse reports it's possible the vessel could land in an inhabited area on 'The Story.' #FoxNews #Breaking
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Post by Admin on May 9, 2021 5:20:05 GMT
The remnants of China’s Long March 5B rocket are set to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere at 10:12 a.m. Beijing time (0212 GMT), plus or minus 15 minutes, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said on Sunday. The debris from the rocket will make its re-entry over a location at longitude 28.38 degrees east and latitude 34.43 degrees north, China Manned Space Engineering Office said in a post on its official social media account.  The coordinates put the point of re-entry somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Post by Admin on May 9, 2021 20:26:24 GMT
 The remains of a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back towards Earth have crashed into the Indian Ocean, the country's space agency says. The bulk of the rocket was destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, but state media reported that debris landed just west of the Maldives on Sunday. There have been days of speculation over where the rocket might land, and US officials and other experts warned its return risked potential casualties.  But China insisted the risk was low. The Long March-5b vehicle re-entered the atmosphere at 10:24 Beijing time (02:24 GMT) on Sunday, state media reported, citing the Chinese Manned Space Engineering office. There were no reports of injuries or damage. It said debris from the 18-tonne rocket, one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere, landed in the Indian Ocean at a point 72.47° East and 2.65° North. |
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