Out of control rocket set for re-entry this weekend (maybe)

[volmanbill]

This is the second incident in the last year.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Mike Howard in a statement May 4 said that “U.S. Space Command is aware of and tracking the location of the Chinese Long March 5B in space, but its exact entry point into the Earth’s atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry, which is expected around May 8.”

Chinese rocket stage predicted to reenter atmosphere around May 8 - SpaceNews

 

[VolNExile]

This is the second incident in the last year.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Mike Howard in a statement May 4 said that “U.S. Space Command is aware of and tracking the location of the Chinese Long March 5B in space, but its exact entry point into the Earth’s atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry, which is expected around May 8.”

Chinese rocket stage predicted to reenter atmosphere around May 8 - SpaceNews

It had bet not land on my garden, dammit!

 

[joevol33]

I saw this on the syfy channel

 

[McDad]

Please crash to Earth in Tuscaloosa, Gainesville, or Athens.

 

[joevol33]

Please crash to Earth in Tuscaloosa, Gainesville, or Athens.

On their football field to be precise

 

[VolnJC]

Hope it crashes into the Taco Bell target...I could go for some yummy tacos bout now

 

[McDad]

On their football field to be precise

practice field, facilities, recruiting department, Coach's homes, and lots of people are injured the week they play us.

 

[Border Vol]

Maybe it will hit down in China,North Korea,Venezuela or Cuba.

 

[allvol123]

Maybe China needs to stop trying science.

 

[Gladiator1]

New plague coming?

 

[Godfatha]

Every time you turn around, gosh darn China is doing something to make the world a better place.

 

[Firebirdparts]

 

[volmanbill]

Here’s a tracker.

2021-035

 

[Tin Man]

What if chunks of it plow into Beijing? Do you think that would induce the Chinese government to invest in enhancing the rocket to achieve directed reentry in the future?

 

[tbh]

This is probably a dumb question, but since at the moment the pieces are ~160km up...what's the likelihood of them burning up or otherwise disintegrating (partially or completely) during re-entry/descent?

 

[Tin Man]

This is probably a dumb question, but since at the moment the pieces are ~160km up...what's the likelihood of them burning up or otherwise disintegrating (partially or completely) during re-entry/descent?

The previous one of these did mostly burn up, but some pieces landed on earth.

 

[Border Vol]

 

[golfballs]

 

[Go aeiou]

Indian ocean.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

Almost clobbered the beautiful Maldives I hesrd