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Massive Chinese rocket booster parts could free fall onto Earth next week

Headline from ZME Science, from the development of Jul 26, 2022

Newest development Jul 27, 2022 · 2 reportsChinese rocket debris is heading for Earth crash

China is already building a reputation for falling rocket debris.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Uncontrolled debris from Chinese space rocket could crash back to Earth as soon as Saturday

    Headline from Phys ·

  2. Names this update

    Massive Chinese rocket booster parts could free fall onto Earth next week

    Headline from ZME Science ·

  3. Newest

    Chinese rocket debris is heading for Earth crash

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    Another Chinese Rocket Is Poised To Come Crashing Back Down To Earth (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    China successfully launched one of its big Long March 5B rockets to space on Sunday, sending the new Wentian laboratory module to be attached to the Tiangong Space Station.

  2. Fox News

    Chinese rocket debris expected to crash land in unknown location (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    China launched a laboratory module on Sunday to be added to its space station, but debris from its massive rocket is expected to fall back to Earth at an unknown location.

  3. Local News 8

    Debris from massive Chinese booster rocket could fall to Earth early next week (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Kathleen Magramo, Katie Hunt and Kristin Fisher, CNN The remnants of the massive Chinese rocket that delivered a new module to its space station on Monday are expected to fall to Earth early next week, according to US Space Command, which is tracking the rocket’s trajectory.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Huge Chinese rocket debris uncontrollably falling to Earth (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A 21-ton Chinese rocket stage is falling from space — and scientists cannot predict where it will land.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Debris from a Chinese space rocket is crashing toward Earth (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Debris from a Chinese rocket is set to crash to Earth some time over the next few days, with the potential for wreckage to land across a wide swathe of

  6. CBS News

    Uncontrolled debris from massive Chinese booster rocket could hit Earth within days (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    While it will largely burn up on return, there remains a slight risk of fragments causing damage or casualties.

  7. Newsweek

    Huge chunk of Chinese rocket expected to crash to Earth Sunday (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The remaining pieces of debris of the Long March 5B rocket are due to land somewhere unknown.

  8. ZME Science

    Massive Chinese rocket booster parts could free fall onto Earth next week (opens ZME Science)

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    ZME Science's feed description

    China is already building a reputation for falling rocket debris.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Chinese rocket debris is heading for Earth crash (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Debris from a Chinese rocket is set to crash to Earth somevtime over the next few days, with the potential for wreckage to land across a wide swath of the globe.

  10. Phys

    Uncontrolled debris from Chinese space rocket could crash back to Earth as soon as Saturday (opens Phys)

    Published

    Phys's feed description

    Uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket could come crashing back to Earth as soon as Saturday, according to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally-funded space research center that tracks orbital debris reentry.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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