It became known that the Chinese heavy launch vehicle Long March 5b, which came out from under control after launch, can enter the atmosphere and fall to the ground. At the same time, the place of possible fall is not specified, CNN transmits with reference to the Pentagon Representative T-shirt Howard.
He stressed that, according to the information of the space command, the rocket will enter the atmosphere of about 8 May. According to Howard, the exact place can be defined a few hours before. Currently it is impossible due to the speed of the object.
“We expect that she will again enter the atmosphere somewhere between May 8 and 10. During this two-day period, it will make a world tour 30 times. This thing moves at a speed of about 18 thousand miles per hour (about 29 thousand kilometers in For an hour – approx. “Lenta.ru”). And if you go wrong for an hour when you guess, you will not know exactly where it will fall at a distance of 18 thousand miles, “said the scientist from the Astrophysical Center for Harvard University Jonathan McDaull.
At the same time, according to Interfax, on the eve of Roskosmos, they stated that the Chinese rocket is not dangerous for Russia.