The videos of the booster began to show. The time is either 10:00 a.m. or 1:00 a.m. The time in Central Indonesia isWITA. The rocket body reentered over the Indian ocean 45 minutes later, according to the U.S. Space Command. The time is 13:05 a.m.. The booster reentered near the coastal town of Bintulu in Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The path of the reentering rocket goes from the Sarawak region of Borneo through to Brunei and possibly as far north as the island of the Philippines.
It's not known if anyone was hurt or where the debris came from. Approximately 20% to 40% of the total mass of objects this size will fall to Earth in the form of space debris according to TheAerospace Corporation. There are no reports of debris on the ground at this time.
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement that the PRC did not give specific trajectory information as their Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth. All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices, and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow reliable predictions of potential debris impact risk, especially for heavy-lift vehicles, like the Long March 5B. It's important to ensure the safety of people here on Earth by doing so.
The Wentien lab was going to be delivered to the nation's space station when China launched the rocket. Today the core stage fell back to Earth. Boosters usually fall back in a controlled manner and away from populated areas.
In the last two years, the core stages of the Long March 5B rocket have landed on the west coast of Africa and the Indian Ocean.
When China launches another Long March 5B in October, we will likely have to repeat this experience again. It's only a matter of time before someone is killed by falling debris.
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