‘Out-of-control’ Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry

 

Reports confirmed that there is a great danger threatening the Earth within the next few days, possibly out of control.  The "Space News" website stated that a huge missile object, which is the main platform for the "Long March 5B" missile, launched by China last Thursday, is expected to fall in any area inhabited by humans during the coming period.

China launches a main unit in a space station that it intends to complete in 2022 and the missile body weighs 21 tons, is 100 feet long and 16 feet wide.  The rocket’s body will likely return to Earth at some point in the next few days, journalist Andrew Jones, who covers the Chinese space program, told Space News.  The astronomer who tracks objects orbiting the Earth, Jonathan McCoyle, told Andrew Jones: “When a missile object falls from orbit, it may burn in the Earth's atmosphere, but large pieces of its debris can survive the fall, and most of the planet is oceans.  Therefore, it is likely that the pieces of the missiles that have fallen will land in them, but they can still threaten populated areas by dropping them. "There is a grave danger coming."

A prototype of the space station that China is building also returned to Earth uncontrollably in 2018, falling over the uninhabited South Pacific Ocean.  Last Thursday, China launched the main unit that will become the residence of a crew of three astronauts on a permanent space station, which it will complete by the end of next year 2022.  The unit, dubbed "Tianhe", meaning "Harmony of Heavens", was launched on board the "Long March" missile - China's largest missile - from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan. 11 5B This unit is one of three major components of what will become the first  A space station developed by China to compete with the International Space Station, and it is the only station currently operating in Earth orbit.

The international terminal is supported by the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.  The United States had banned China from participating in it, according to "Reuters".  The media quoted President Xi Jinping, in a speech congratulating the country on this achievement, as saying that Tianhe is "an important pioneering project in building a strong country in technology and in space."  The launch of the Tianhe unit is one of the first tasks required to complete the construction of the space station, which will orbit the Earth in an orbit at an altitude of 340 to 450 km.  11 missions between the remaining missions include the launch of two other major units, four manned space ships and four cargo space ships.

China’s goal is to become a major force in space exploration by 2030. It has supported its space program with visits to the Moon and the launch of an unmanned probe to Mars.  On the other hand, mystery controls the fate of the International Space Station, which has been orbiting in its orbit for more than 20 years.  The project is scheduled to end in 2024 unless new financing is provided by the partners.  Russia said this month it would withdraw from the project by 2025.