The Long March-5B Y2 rocket carrying the core module of China's space station, Tianhe, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on April 29. The debris is part of the Long March 5B rocket that recently successfully launched China's first module for its proposed space station. In 1979, the 77-tonne US space station SkyLab disintegrated over Western Australia, peppering the area around the southern coastal town of Esperance with fragments. In 1979, the 77-tonne US space station SkyLab disintegrated over Western Australia, peppering the area around the town of Esperance with fragments. Although there have been no recorded deaths or serious injuries from people being hit by space debris, that's no reason to think it's not dangerous.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 05, 2021 04:45 UTC