US Forces Space Command report
Chinese rocket entered Earth’s atmosphere
A Chinese rocket entered Earth’s atmosphere from space on Saturday. This was announced by the US Forces Space Command on Twitter on Saturday.
As the US Forces Space Command announced on Twitter, a Chinese rocket entered the Earth’s atmosphere from space on Saturday. At 6:45 p.m. German time, she was over the Indian Ocean. The US agency did not provide more details.
According to experts, the probability that people or populated areas will be hit is extremely low. Nevertheless, there was criticism from NASA. “The People’s Republic of China has not shared any specific trajectory information,” said NASA boss Bill Nelson. However, this type of information exchange is “crucial for the responsible use of space and the safety of people here on earth”.
This is not the first time Nasa has criticized China
China had previously received criticism from NASA for the fact that the rocket did not break up into smaller parts when it entered the atmosphere, as is the international standard.
The country launched the second module for its Tiangong (Heaven’s Palace) space station, which is currently under construction, with a laboratory on board last Sunday. The Long March 5B rocket brought the module into orbit within a few minutes. China’s space agency spoke of a “complete success” following the start. The new module is to dock with the core module “Tianhe”, which was launched in April 2021.
According to this, in May 2021, the remains of a rocket used for this purpose fell into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives archipelago. According to China’s space program, “most of it” was burned up and destroyed when it re-entered the earth’s atmosphere.
(SDA)
