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World waits to see where a Chinese booster will come down – Ars Technica
The 20-ton booster is big enough that some parts are likely to reach the ground.
Enlarge/ An artist’s depiction of the Tianhe station module. While that’s safely in orbit, the booster that got it there isn’t in a stable orbit.
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In late April, China successfully launched a major component of its planned space station. Since then, the booster that put the component into orbit has been circulating in an unstable orbit, and various tracking organizations are indicating that it’s likely to come back in a completely uncontrolled…
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