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China closely tracking debris of its most powerful rocket

China closely tracking debris of its most powerful rocket

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Remnants of a large, newly launched Chinese rocket are expected to streak back through the atmosphere this coming weekend in an uncontrolled re-entry the Beijing government said on Wednesday would be closely tracked but poses little risk to anyone on the ground. The Long March 5B rocket blasted off Sunday to deliver a laboratory module […]

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Heads up, again: China set to launch space station module with giant rocket

Heads up, again: China set to launch space station module with giant rocket

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Another big Chinese rocket is about to go up Sunday, and once again, no one knows where or when it will come down. It will be a replay of two earlier launches of the same rocket, the Long March 5B, which is one of the largest currently in use and designed to carry massive modules […]

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