Nasa criticises China after space rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth
by Agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#6201M)
Beijing accused of being irresponsible after it failed to share data on where Long March 5B booster weighing more than 20 tonnes would land
A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday, US defense department officials said, as they chided Beijing for not sharing information on the potentially hazardous object's descent.
US Space Command confirmed the Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian ocean on Saturday but referred any question regarding potential debris dispersal and impact location to China.
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