Uncontrolled Chinese Rocket is falling to Earth. Do You Think This will Lead to a New Global Catastrophe?

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abc3643 · Accepted Answer

From the article:

"Experts, including Ted Muelhaupt, a consultant with The Aerospace Corporation, say this means the rocket body that weighs over 20 tons will crash to Earth in the coming days above a location that has not been determined yet."

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30 years ago, I was working for The Aerospace Corporation, so I know about these things too.

This is how "Circle-A", as we called the company because of their logo, covers this event:

https://aerospace.org/article/new-long-march-5b-uncontrolled-reentry-tracked-aerospaces-experts

You can follow the track of the debris here:

https://aerospace.org/reentries/cz-5b-rb-id-54217

While it is of legitimate concern, much of that rocket body will burn up but some of it will not.

A global catastrophe? No, not unless it impacts a large nuclear reactor site.

That said, the Chinese should get their shit together with deorbiting. They should have learned that lesson from the Kosmos 954 satellite that crashed in remote Canada in 1978.

Here's the Wikipedia entry for "Deorbital Disposal".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_entry#Deorbit_disposal

bolverk · Accepted Answer

Given that this has happened before, Probably so the Chinese can gauge how the West will respond to other more dangerous things falling from orbit (the Chinese have just put a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System into operation - Google it), give NORAD's SKYWATCH a couple of orbits or so to track the main stage body and we'll have an idea where it will impact and if it needs to be intercepted probably by a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles if its stayed together, or a heads up if its broken up and what kind of area will be receiving the debris.

dustybiker · Accepted Answer

Catastrophe? How? It’s “free falling” not in a targeted flight path. Even so the size comparison between that tiny rocket and the mass of the earth is quite different. Less than 0.0000000000001%- of the earths population would even notice a nuke going off without social media..

Agape93 · Accepted Answer

Nope, and it's not the first time a Chinese uncontrolled rocket crashed into the earth.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

This has happened several times previously and it has never previously caused any loss of human life.

TonyV · Answer

1, its Out of my control so no point worrying about it.
2, it's not even the worst thing China has done to ruin the environment, China is pretty dead set on ruining the earth so unless the whole world combines to stop them they are going to ruin the world.
3, this world is going to hell in a hand basket already anyways.

As an American I'm mote worried about bidens dementia having ass trying to falsely make gas and oil seem scarce to drive up the price and try to strong arm every average Joe in America I to buying some piece of shit electric car, 1 electric cars aren't ready yet, 2 our infrastructure isn't ready yet,, fucking comifornia's grid can't even handle air conditioning but they think they'll be full electric?

Point is I got other issues of stupidity to deal with that are more pressing than space Debree falling on me.

lightbulb27 · Answer

looks like it could flies right over my area, hope for the best.

It's really cool how their rocket looks like toy rockets I built as a kid.

It's not cool they don't know where it's landing and it could do lot of damage if falls in right spot.

Guy13 · Answer

China don’t care about people prison camp and killing anyone of religion. Think they care about environment…. Especially something they know is a load of 💩.

No kidding…climate changes and fluctuates 🤷🏻‍♂️

OddBeMe · Answer

Like in “Gravity” there’s so much crap orbiting earth that something enters the atmosphere everyday and gets eaten up by the heat shield.

Usually there’s never enough left to worry about where it lands. Also, 75% of the surface is water, so we’ll prob be ok.

Guardian45 · Answer

Whil an uncontrolled Chinese Rocket falling to Earth is NOT good news; it is MUCH LESS than a Global Catastrophe. It is MORE LIKE a BIG MESS for some poor souls somewhere! Considering about 71%of the Earths surface is water, chances are slimmer of hitting a population!

Noahzaid · Answer

It’s not the first that this happened, politics and news outlets like to exaggerate incidents to grab attention and implant their agendas. so please take every with hint of salt.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

nope, unless its loaded with something like highly radioactive or extremely dangerous chemicals it will be a small area that will be affected, and most likely just fall into the water.

jshm2 · Answer

Shit is falling from space all the time. The only thing new is that it's Chinese shit, instead of American shit. Russian shit rarely seems to fall though...

Curiosity2006 · Answer

Hopefully not Mother Russia!

glennos89 · Answer

I think you stop believing the bullshit they try to scare us with. It's most likely a distraction to keep us occupied whike they are doing other secret stuff that they dont want us to know about

integrale77 · Answer

Nothing new they always dump there used launch hardware randomly and a lot of it lands on populated areas

whirled_up_girl · Answer

Really, another one, hopefully this one will just fall into the ocean again.

RealMarek · Answer

Odds are high that it will crash in an ocean.

RolandCuthbert · Answer

Looks like China is a paper tiger after all.

Kaneki05 · Answer

Obviously no. Anyone who thinks it would needs to learn about the astompehe.

Baredog · Answer

If it does I'm sure it will be tied to, or caused by the former "cult" Climate Change, now known as The "World Religion Climate Change." Complete with the funniest new 10 commandments. Thanks your pope-ness for further illegitimizing yourself.

slatyb · Answer

No, the Earth is a big place. It's very unlikely to fall on anyone.

Ryfyle · Answer

They do this shit all the time. Its won't have the kinetic energy to do much. Unless China throws up a whole cities worth of mass in rockets, i would not worry about it.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, if it was loaded with the next pandemic virus.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, this could be true, really hard to say

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I wouldn't be surprised if it -accidentally- falls on Taiwan :D

genericname85 · Answer

naw. it's an accident, not a military attack.

front2back · Answer

No, but it should help demonstrate to everyone how recklessly incompetent the Chinese are.

Texaskid1 · Answer

I think this will lead to the lose of many fortune cookies. How sad...

Rockstarrrrr · Answer

China is evil... And people get sensitive about it

Andridaca · Answer

Lmao.. No. But it would be cool if it hit the empire state building.

Legion696969 · Answer

Oh God I do hope so? Best case scenario would be this evil tiny planet was totally destroyed with all humans on it? I would laugh?

Anonymous · Answer

One day it will happen. And either Russia, China or North Korea will be the cause of it

Sparkie460 · Answer

China can't do anything right. It will probably land in the ocean or where there is no people

AngryCarl · Answer

Yeah, I read about that. It fell in the Pacific Ocean. They got lucky. Sort it out, China!

ManHater · Answer

Stupid chinese they can't seem to do anything right. made in china space station etc...

Anonymous · Answer

Lol it was made in China... relax we're okay!

Anonymous · Answer

If we're blessed, it will land either on Mar-a-Lago or Clarence Thomas' house.

Anonymous · Answer

China is an atheist power fantasy, they hate religion and love materialism no matter the cost.

Anonymous · Answer

Highly unlikely. But Id laugh my ass off if it landed in Moscow.

purplepoppy · Answer

If it lands on my property I'm keeping it

ManOnFire · Answer

Nah, not even close.

Robert_ · Answer

Most of it with burn on re-entry

ByNature1986New · Answer

The what? 🥱 Who cares

NerdInDenial · Answer

Probably to distract from the PR disaster.

worldscolide · Answer

Not likely unless it's got a nuke on it.

_乃尺OЩ刀_TITI · Answer

another scare monger hype again.

goebenbreslau · Answer

i hope it will fall on me

joeldalton · Answer

odds are it will land where no people are.

Manuel2 · Answer

No but holidays to America is cheaper

dragoblack · Answer

It crashed in the ocean

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

We’ll be fine, Hiroshima took it like a champ

888theGreat · Answer

Maybe it will land on DNC offices

Nsync · Answer

I know a few places I can suggest :)

msc545 · Answer

What did you expect them to do with it?

ChefPapiChulo · Answer

New Global Catastrophe what?

BLP11520 · Answer

Missed this news...

CarloGambino · Answer

I hope it falls on the white house!

KayMay · Answer

Of course.

Anonymous · Answer

Happened like a month ago. Not an issue

Jennz6 · Answer

I hope not

Anonymous · Answer

Hahaha made in china

Philyouup · Answer

nope

In_Trance · Answer

yea ok

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