China launched the Long March 5B rocket last month, but it went out of control and drifted out of orbit, and part of the wreckage may fall to an unknown location on Earth within days.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on July 7 that most of the wreckage of China’s Long March 5B launch vehicle (Long March 5B) will be destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere and has a very low chance of causing harm.
According to “Reuters” reports, China’s Long March 5B rocket was launched from Hainan on the 29th of last month, was to send the sky and core module into orbit, is the completion of the first mission of the permanent space station, but unexpectedly the rocket went out of control and deviated from the orbit, the wreckage is expected to return to Earth in these days, but because it is impossible to determine the location of the crash, causing global concern.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that the final section of the rocket was destroyed by ablation in the atmosphere, which is a common international practice.
On April 29, the Long March 5B Yaoji launch vehicle successfully put the space station days and core module into the intended orbit, and China is highly concerned about the re-entry of the final section of the rocket into the atmosphere.
Wang Wenbin said that the rocket adopts a special technical design and the vast majority of its components will be destroyed by ablation during re-entry, with a very low chance of causing harm to aviation activities and the ground, and the relevant authorities will inform the public of the situation in a timely manner.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on July 7 that most of the wreckage of China’s Long March 5B launch vehicle (Long March5B) will be destroyed, and the chance of causing harm is extremely low.
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