BEIJING: 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 would be closely tracked but poses little risk to anyone on the ground.
The Long March 5B rocket blasted off on Sunday to deliver a laboratory to the new Chinese space station under construction in orbit, marking the third flight of China’s most powerful rocket since its maiden launch in 2020.
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