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. Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station launches. Last May, another Chinese rocket fell uncontrolled into the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa. Basic details about the rocket stage and its trajectory are unknown because the Chinese government has yet to comment publicly on the re-entry. The US Defence Department expects the rocket stage to fall to Earth on Saturday (Sunday NZ time).

Source: New Zealand Herald May 06, 2021 03:22 UTC