A Chinese rocket booster has made an uncontrolledreentry into the atmosphere for the second time this year.
Pieces of the booster from a Long March 5B rocket were confirmed to be making a re-entry by the U.S. Space Command on Friday, November 4, and fell into the Pacific Ocean. It was fortunate that the booster fell into the ocean and did no damage, as observers were worried that it could have hit a wide range of regions from Northern and Central America to Africa or Australia.
The danger of allowing rocket parts to fall uncontrolled through the atmosphere has been condemned by NASA officials as an unnecessary risk. “It is critical that all spacefaring nations are responsible and transparent in their space activities and follow established best practices, especially, for the uncontrolled re-entry of a large rocket body debris — debris that could very well result in major damage or loss of life,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said, as reported by the New York Times.
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