The hulk of the Chinese Long March rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere around 10:30 p.m. Eastern time and some debris landed in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, China’s Manned Space Engineering Office reported late Saturday night, ending days of international speculation. There were no immediate reports of damage from falling debris.
Videos on social media showed the 22-ton rocket, which had been drifting uncontrolled in low orbit for days, blazing a trail of light over Oman as it burned up during descent.
“The vast majority of components was ablated and destroyed during reentry into the atmosphere,” the Chinese agency said, putting the “landing” site at 72.47 degrees east, 2.65 degrees, a location in the ocean southwest of the Maldivian capital Malé.
The U.S. Space Command’s Space Track Project said in a tweet: “Everyone else following the #LongMarch5B reentry can relax. The rocket is down.”
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It seems to me that the “media” is really desperate to see rocket/satellite debris cause serious damage, the possible loss of life being a bonus. Sooner or later it is likely to become a reality.
Uninformed wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 5:46 am
It seems to me that the “media” is really desperate to see rocket/satellite debris cause serious damage, the possible loss of life being a bonus. Sooner or later it is likely to become a reality.
Swap out "rocket/satellite debris" for any news story you like, and it sums up the media* approach to its role in society..
Uninformed wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 5:46 am
It seems to me that the “media” is really desperate to see rocket/satellite debris cause serious damage, the possible loss of life being a bonus. Sooner or later it is likely to become a reality.
Swap out "rocket/satellite debris" for any news story you like, and it sums up the media* approach to its role in society..
I remember back in the day when they interrupted your program and a Bulletin from CBS News flashed up on the screen you stopped doing whatever and paid attention because you knew something important just happened.
"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears… To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies." -Octavia E. Butler