The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the core module of China's space station Tianhe, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, China April 29, 2021. - Reuters
SHANGHAI (Reuters): Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late on Saturday or early on Sunday, European and US tracking centres said on Saturday (May 8).
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that most debris from the rocket will burn on re-entry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm, after the US military said that what it called an uncontrolled re-entry was being tracked by US Space Command.
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