WASHINGTON—A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall. U.S. Space Command said the Long March 5B-Y3 re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12:45 p.m. EDT Saturday (1645 GMT), but referred…
Chinese Rocket Debris to Soon Fall in Uncontrolled Re-Entry; Sen. Joe Manchin Changes Course on BBB | NTD Good Morning
Remnants of a massive Chinese rocket are expected to streak through the atmosphere this weekend in an uncontrolled re-entry. Experts aren’t sure how much of the rocket will survive or where it’s expected to crash land. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin changed course on Wednesday. He says he has reached an agreement on an alternate version…
Uncontrolled Chinese Rockets May Also Target the Moon
Commentary China apparently plans to cause recurrent waves of panic by launching uncontrolled rockets that threaten people on Earth, and soon, also on the Moon. At first, Chinese space officials thought that the country’s 20-ton Long March-5 booster stage would impact in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on May 9, causing concern in Israel, but it…
NASA Director Nelson Was Correct to Criticize China
Commentary After days of mounting frustration with China’s refusal to account for its out-of-control 21-ton Long March-5 booster stage, newly-confirmed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Director, the former astronaut and Senator Bill Nelson, called out the Chinese regime with some needed criticism. In a press release posted on the NASA webpage on May 8,…
China in Focus (May 10): Chinese Rocket Hits Earth at 17,000 MPH
A 20-ton rocket returns to Earth, traveling 17,000 miles per hour in its approach. No one was hurt. But China’s reckless handling of the rocket’s return is drawing backlash. Vaccine quotas have turned into political performance tools in some Chinese cities. Communities in Shanghai are urging people to get vaccinated, even promising money and coupons…
US Tracking Uncontrolled China Rocket Debris, Predicted to Reenter Atmosphere in Days
The U.S. Space Command is tracking uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket that sent part of a planned space station into orbit last week, the White House said on May 5. The debris comes from the Long March 5B rocket launched on April 29 to deliver a new 22.5-tonne module for China’s Tianhe space station….
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