Debris of China's out-of-control rocket falls near Maldives
BEIJING, MAY 9: Debris from China's Long March rocket, announced to be out of control on May 7, fell to Earth in the Indian Ocean near Maldives early Sunday.
Parts of the debris returned to
the Earth at 10.24 Chinese local time (0224GMT), according to a statement by
China Manned Space Engineering Office.
Most of the rocket burned up by
the time it landed in the ocean, officials said.
Long March 5B Y2 was launched
April 29 to carry the core module, Tianhe, of China's National Space
Administration to its orbit.
Tianhe separated from the core
stage of the launcher after 492 seconds of flight, directly entering its
initial planned orbit.
China acknowledged on May 7 that
debris of its indigenously built rocket was "falling back on earth."
China's upcoming T-shaped space station said the debris might re-enter Earth's atmosphere on or around May 9-10.
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