Hours after remnants of China’s biggest rocket Long March 5B re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated near Maldives in the Indi...
Hours after remnants of China’s biggest rocket Long March 5B re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated near Maldives in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, criticised the country. The debris is the core booster stage of the rocket that launched the first module of the new Chinese space station Tiangong-3 on April 29, according to BBC.
“It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris, NASA Administrator and United States Senator Bill Nelson said in a statement. “It is critical that China and all spacefaring nations and commercial entities act responsibly and transparently in space to ensure the safety, stability, security, and long-term sustainability of outer space activities.”
On Sunday morning, Chinese state media reported parts of the rocket re-entered the atmosphere at 10.24 am Beijing time (7.29 am IST) and landed at a location with the coordinates of longitude 72.47 degrees east and latitude 2.65 degrees north, Reuters reported. China Manned Space Engineering Office said most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere.
China said parts of its biggest rocket Long March 5B landed in the Indian Ocean and most of it burned up in the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris...
