Search results
Nov 4, 2022 · Early on Friday morning, pieces of a 23-ton Chinese rocket stage tumbled back to Earth in the Pacific Ocean, the United States Space Command reported in a pair of tweets.
Nov 4, 2022 · A 23-ton piece of space debris from China's launch of a Long March 5B rocket has fallen safely into the south-central Pacific Ocean after creating questions over where it will come down once...
Jul 30, 2022 · UPDATE: The rocket has fallen to Earth. Read our full story on the Long March 5B rocket debris reentry. A big Chinese rocket body will likely crash back to Earth tomorrow (July 30), but nobody ...
Jul 30, 2022 · Because of friction caused by the rocket rubbing against air at the top of the atmosphere, it soon began losing altitude, making what is called “uncontrolled re-entry” back to Earth.
Jul 30, 2022 · Remnants of a massive Chinese rocket that was descending uncontrollably back to Earth reentered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at roughly 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday, the US Space Command...
Jul 31, 2022 · Chinese rocket debris has crashed to Earth over the Indian and Pacific oceans, US and Chinese officials say. China's space agency said most remains of the Long March 5 burnt in the atmosphere...
Jul 30, 2022 · A massive section of a rocket made its uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday. Aerospace experts had been tracking the debris for days, as it was initially unclear exactly when -- and where ...
Jul 31, 2022 · Chinese rocket debris has crashed to Earth over the Indian and Pacific oceans, US and Chinese officials say. China's space agency said most remains of the Long March 5 burnt in the atmosphere...
May 8, 2021 · A huge Chinese Long March 5B rocket booster is falling back to Earth in an uncontrolled descent, with reentry currently expected on late Saturday (May 8), and you can track its fall on one of...
May 7, 2021 · Despite its size as one of the 10 largest objects to ever reenter Earth's atmosphere, scientists say it's unlikely that the now-uncontrolled booster will actually hit someone.
