Out Of Control Massive 25 Ton Chinese Rocket Debris Will Fall To Earth July 31@TheCosmosNews
25-ton Chinese rocket debris will fall to Earth around July 31 The newest piece of big Chinese space junk will fall back to Earth around the end of the month, experts predict. Debris From a Chinese Space Rocket Is Crashing Toward Earth Experts say 25-ton booster will crash to Earth around July 31 China says warnings just the US trying to smear space program The object in question is the roughly 25-ton (22.5 metric tons) core stage of the Long March 5B rocket that on Sunday (July 24) launched to orbit the second module for China s under-construction Tiangong space station. The rocket body will likely stay aloft for about a week, according to researchers with The Aerospace Corporation s Center for Orbital Reentry and Debris Studies (CORDS). They ve analyzed tracking data gathered by the U.S. Space Force s Space Surveillance Network and predict that the rocket body will reenter Earth s atmosphere around 3:30 a.m. EDT (0730 GMT) on July 31, plus or minus 22 hours.