XCR1250 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Daily Mail An out-of-control 21-ton Chinese rocket is falling to earth and could land on populated areas, experts warn. China’s Long March 5b rocket that launched Thursday is predicted to crash back to Earth within the next few days. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer who tracks objects orbiting Earth, told SpaceNews that it's path takes it ‘a little farther north than New York, Madrid and Beijing and as far south as southern Chile and Wellington, New Zealand'. It could land anywhere in this range, that covers oceans and populated and unpopulated areas, but most of it would burn up in the atmosphere. Satellite trackers have detected the 100-foot-long rocket travelling at more than four miles per second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fireball 440 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 So we might be able to see this thing coming in hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Be nice if it'd land right on the Clinton's house, wouldn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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