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Rocket debris falls towards Earth

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Published: July 29th, 2022,
Last updated: August 3rd, 2022

The remains of a Chinese launch vehicle will hit Earth this weekend during an uncontrolled re-entry into the atmosphere. It is still unclear exactly when and where the pieces will hit Earth. The Long March 5B rocket had launched Sunday to deliver a laboratory module to a new Chinese space station currently under construction in Earth’s orbit. It is the third uncontrolled Chinese rocket crash in three years.

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