Chinese rocket remains, possibly will continue to fall.

Néstor David

· 22 May 2021

Chinese rocket remains, possibly will continue to fall.

No, the most likely thing is that the fragment of a rocket, with 23 tons in weight and 10 floors high, is coming down back to Earth..

That said, the possibilities are not zero. Part of China's largest rocket, Long March 5B, is getting out of control into orbit after launching a section of the country's new space station last week.

The rocket is expected to fall to Earth in what is called “an uncontrolled re-entry”

Whether it falls without causing damage to the ocean or impacts some inhabited land, it is unclear why China's space program has let this happen — again —. And, considering China's planned launch program, it is possible that more of these uncontrolled readmissions will occur in the coming years.

The country's space program has carried out a number of significant achievements in space flights over the past six months, including returning with moon rocks and placing a vehicle into orbit around Mars.

However, it still presents a danger, no matter how small, for people around the planet by failing to control the trajectory of the rockets it launches.

New york times, references.
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