Posted on 05/06/2021 10:18:11 AM PDT by rktman
U.S. Space Command said Tuesday that a 46,000-pound Chinese rocket that is orbiting the planet is expected to make an uncontrolled fall into the atmosphere on or around Saturday, placing people and cities worldwide at risk.
The command said in a news release that it was "aware of and tracking the location of the Chinese Long March 5B in space" but would not be able to pinpoint the location at which it will fall into the Earth's atmosphere "until within hours of its reentry, which is expected around May 8."
This has raised concerns because no one knows the precise location where the debris will fall.
The debris from the rocket, as it disintegrates while breaking into the Earth's atmosphere, could potentially land in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, India, China, or Australia, according to CBS News.
SpaceNews reported the Long March 5B core stage’s orbital inclination of 41.5 degrees places it within range of possibly falling anywhere "farther north than New York, Madrid, and Beijing, and as far south as southern Chile and Wellington, New Zealand."
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Is Taco Bell going to put a target in the ocean? (dating myself here)
Too bad that whatever replaces the X37B can’t attach a couple of small rockets to China’s Pfa Ling Dong and gently guide it to Winnie Xi Poo’s home.
I am disappointed. I thought that Justin would enjoy the fruits of Chicom technology in Ottawa.
Washington DC is certainly a possibility, though.
Maybe XiJinBiden can invite Justin Cockwomble for a quick visit? (Just joking, CSIS. Justin is the most AMAZING leader of a country since Barack Obama!)
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Wondering if the world will continue to give the communist Chinese a big pass if this thing lands in the middle of a city. Just a thought.
If not Beijing, then most certainly Wuhan.
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Congratulations, alloysteel, you have -- for maybe the first time -- attached the term "cosmic justice" to something other-worldly, namely "space junk" and had it figuratively land on an unjust regime, the Chinese Communist Regime.
I hearby bestow on you the H. L. Mencken prize for distinguished political commentary. Well done, and Brazo Zulu.
What do you think?
Let us include DC as well.
Karma leaves its mark.
No, but a mask most certainly would.
Does Fauci live in Washington, D.C.? Asking for a friend.
Therein lies the problem: they don't have control of it.
I personally hope it gets the District of Corruption and takes 'em all out. We need to start over one way or another.
Your weekend forecast is for seasonably cool temps and partly cloudy skies with a chance of flaming metal shards.
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