WASHINGTON: On Saturday, a Chinese rocket crashed down to Earth over the Indian Ocean, according to NASA, which said Beijing had not provided the “precise trajectory information” required to determine where potential debris may fall.
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The Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at around 12:45 p.m. EDT on Saturday (1645 GMT), according to US Space Command, although it was China that was contacted with inquiries concerning “reentry’s technical issues such as potential debris dispersal hit site.”
According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, “all spacefaring nations should adhere to recognised best practises and do their bit to provide this type of information in advance to allow realistic projections of potential debris impact risk.”
