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    21 ton Chinese rocket will make re-entry very soon

    And they’ll get away with it. COVID19 what?

    https://spacenews.com/huge-rocket-lo...tation-launch/

    China launched the first module for its space station into orbit late Wednesday, but the mission launcher also reached orbit and is slowly and unpredictably heading back to Earth.

    The Long March 5B, a variant of China’s largest rocket, successfully launched the 22.5-metric-ton Tianhe module from Wenchang Thursday local time. Tianhe separated from the core stage of the launcher after 492 seconds of flight, directly entering its planned initial orbit.

    Designed specifically to launch space station modules into low Earth orbit, the Long March 5B uniquely uses a core stage and four side boosters to place its payload directly into low Earth orbit.

    However this core stage is now also in orbit and is likely to make an uncontrolled reentry over the next days or week as growing interaction with the atmosphere drags it to Earth. If so, it will be one of the largest instances of uncontrolled reentry of a spacecraft and could potentially land on an inhabited area.
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    Well, Elon did
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...arm-180977494/

    Easier to sue SpaceX though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleLebowski View Post
    Would be kinda be funny (not really) and ironic (really) if it hit Tehran on its way down.

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    One of these days I will be able to buy one of these at Harbor Freight. I wonder if they will honor a 20% off coupon on a multi million dollar rocket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul D View Post
    Would be kinda be funny (not really) and ironic (really) if it hit Tehran on its way down.
    Looks like it’s going to be passing really close the pyramids in Luxor on its next complete orbit....Breaking the pyramids would not be a feather in their cap.
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    Can you imagine the mess (real and political) if this thing tosses debris over North America? The latest travel paths show it over the USA from NC to NY, just south of Chicago, by Indy, by KC, by Denver, and through northern CA. There is a decent chance of debris in a populated area if it comes down in North America. On the plus side, there appear to be plenty of chances to see the thing pass over in the next week or so.

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    Did everyone forget about Skylab?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephanie B View Post
    Did everyone forget about Skylab?
    No, Skylab is one of the reasons for the modern controls around reentry. The good news is that we have come a long way since the 1970s with controlled reentry. The bad news is that space travel is hard to get right as the Chinese are experiencing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by farscott View Post
    Can you imagine the mess (real and political) if this thing tosses debris over North America? The latest travel paths show it over the USA from NC to NY, just south of Chicago, by Indy, by KC, by Denver, and through northern CA. There is a decent chance of debris in a populated area if it comes down in North America. On the plus side, there appear to be plenty of chances to see the thing pass over in the next week or so.
    Can you imagine the mess if a virus escaped a lab in China and caused millions of deaths? Oh wait...
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