The famous Chinese launcher Long March 2B has once again wreaked havoc during its tumultuous return to Earth. So Spain had to take an exceptional measure to avoid a hypothetical accident.
Indeed, Spanish airspace was temporarily closed at the end of last week.
We take the same and we start again!
A few days ago, China successfully sent the third and final module of its Tiangong space station into orbit around the Earth, thanks to the Long March 2B rocket. A real feat that comes to support a little more the space power of the country. If the mission itself went perfectly, a small hitch unfortunately marred the event.
At the end of July, the Chinese Long March 2B launcher made headlines during its atmospheric re-entry. In Malaysia, residents then saw debris from the rocket pass over their heads. NASA had pointed the finger at the lack of transparency of China, which had refrained from communicating the exact trajectory of its machine. Enough to fear a potential accident in the more or less near future.
More fear than harm
This Friday, November 4, 2022, the remains of Long March 2B once again raised concern among some authorities. This was particularly the case in Spain, which preferred to temporarily close part of its airspace as a result. The US Space Command had earlier announced the rocket’s atmospheric re-entry over the south-central region of the Pacific Ocean. Eventually, the debris ended up sinking to the depths of the ocean.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has once again chastised the Chinese agency for its lack of transparency regarding its space activity. The main interested party also mentions possible accidents that could “ cause damage or even loss of human life “during the start of the school year” of large rocket body debris if China does not exercise more caution. Vibe…
Source : Engadget
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