The Long March 5B rocket carried the main module of Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, into orbit on April 29.
Prior to the reentry, China’s space agency did not say whether the core stage of the huge Long March 5B rocket was being controlled or was making an out-of-control descent.
Space Command is aware of and tracking the location of the Chinese Long March 5B in space, but its exact entry point into the Earth’s atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry,” Lt.
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