Parts of the Chinese missile landed near Borneo. Most parts of the rocket burned up during its return to Earth, according to the Human Space Agency.
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On July 24, China launched a Long March 5B rocket to bring a laboratory module to the Tiangong space station, which is still under construction. The 30-meter-long, 22,000-kilogram rocket took the module to space and then orbited the Earth for a few days. Then gravity pulled the device back to the Earth’s surface.
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After the launch, there was a lot of uncertainty about where the rocket would land. There has been a lot of discussion about China’s uncontrolled missiles. This was the third Long March 5B rocket to return to Earth in this manner.
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In 2020, debris from the missile crashed into Côte d’Ivoire. No one was injured, but metal parts were found in villages. Last year, fragments of a Long March 5B crashed into the Indian Ocean.
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NASA calls for orbit information to be shared
According to NASA CEO Bill Nelson, China did not share information about the rocket’s orbit when it fell back to Earth. “All countries participating in space travel should make this kind of information available so that we can make a reliable estimate of the risk of impact,” he writes. Twitter. “That’s especially necessary for heavy vehicles, such as the Long March 5B, which pose a significant risk of loss of life and property.”
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China is not going to stop bringing back missiles unchecked anytime soon. Later this year, the country will launch the third and final module of its Tiangong station with a Long March 5B rocket to space. Another such rocket will be used next year to launch a space telescope.
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