Pentagon Tracking Out-Of-Control Chinese Rocket That Will Be Reentering Earth's Atmosphere Around May 8
CNET: The Pentagon is tracking an out of control Chinese rocket expected to crash into Earth
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere around May 8. No one knows where. But don't panic!
It sounds like the plotline for a Bruce Willis movie: The Pentagon said in a statement Tuesday that it's tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend. The US Space Command is tracking the trajectory, Defense Department spokesperson Mike Howard said in a statement cited by CNN and expects the Chinese Long March 5B rocket's appearance "around May 8."
Howard said the rocket's exact entry point won't be known until within hours of reentry, but that daily updates on its location will be provided at the Space Track website.
Aerospace.org is also tracking the rocket, and as of Tuesday evening, was predicting a May 8 arrival, around 9:30 p.m. PT -- though predictions may change.
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WNU Editor: The Chinese are telling everyone to not worry .... Rocket debris 'common, likely to fall in intl waters'; Western hyping 'China space threat' theory (Global Times).
More News On China's Long March 5B Rocket
Pentagon tracking out-of-control Chinese rocket that could reenter Earth's atmosphere -- CNN
China's rocket: Uncontrolled, unpredictable return home -- DW
Chinese rocket likely to make uncontrolled reentry on May 8, report says -- FOX News
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