NASA confirms burning debris has crossed Malaysia airspace as Chinese booster rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth


WASHINGTON/BEIJING, July 31, 2022 (AFP): A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday, leading US officials to chide Beijing for not sharing information about the potentially hazardous object's descent.

US Space Command "can confirm the People's Republic of China (PRC) Long March 5B (CZ-5B) re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approx 10:45 am MDT on 7/30," the US military unit said on Twitter.

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