“No other country is leaving these 20-ton objects in orbit to have them come back out of control,” Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday afternoon.
“All spaceflight nations should follow established best practices and do their part to share this type of information in advance to reliably predict potential debris impact risks, especially for high-risk heavy vehicles like the Long March 5B . for damages,” said Nelson.in life and property.
“Doing so is critical to the responsible use of space and the safety of people here on Earth,” he added.
The Chinese Manned Space Agency said in a statement that the remnants of the rocket re-entered the atmosphere around 12:55 p.m. Beijing time on Sunday, or around 12:55 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Most of the debris was burned during re-entry over the Sulu Sea, which lies between the island of Borneo and the Philippines, the agency added.
“We really want to know which piece ended up on the floor,” McDowell told CNN. “It may take a little longer for reports to filter again.”
A video posted online appears to show what experts say is images of a rocket launcher burning in the atmosphere, but CNN cannot confirm its authenticity.
Vanessa Yulan, a resident of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, shared a video with CNN showing the burning debris of the missiles.
She told CNN that she shot the footage around 12:50 p.m. local time, the same as Beijing time.
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CNN’s Yong Xiong contributed to this report.
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