Chinese Rocket

Philippine officials said Wednesday suspected debris from a recent Chinese rocket launch has been found at sea off two provinces and they were pressing efforts for Manila to ratify two U.N. treaties that allow people to seek compensation for damage or injury from space launches. The Philippine Space Agency said the metal debris found separately this week off Busuanga island in western Palawan and in Calintaan town in Occidental Mindoro province were highly likely parts of China's Long March 5B rocket blasted last…

Uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket prompted NASA administrator Bill Nelson to issue a statement highly critical of the incident. Uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket on Friday prompted NASA administrator Bill Nelson to issue a statement highly critical of the incident. “Once again, the People's Republic of China is taking unnecessary risks with the uncontrolled rocket stage reentry of their Long March 5B rocket stage,” Nelson said in a statement. “They did not share specific trajectory information…

Spain briefly closed the airspace over the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions on Friday. Spain briefly closed the airspace over the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions on Friday as remnants of a Chinese rocket were expected to pass by, emergency authorities in Catalonia said on Friday. "Due to the risk associated with the passage of the space object CZ-5B through the Spanish airspace, flights have been totally restricted from 09:38 a.m. to 10:18 a.m. in Catalonia and other…

A massive Chinese rocket booster is headed for an uncontrolled fall through the atmosphere Friday. A massive Chinese rocket booster is headed for an uncontrolled fall through the atmosphere Friday, sparking concerns that pieces of the giant vehicle could crash to Earth. It's the fourth time in two years a large Chinese rocket has headed for an uncontrolled impact and that has many space industry experts crying foul. Both the US and Europe adhere to a rule that any space debris that is disposed of over the Earth must…