PETALING JAYA: The probability of China’s first space station, Tiangong-1, falling to Malaysia is very low, said the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) via the National Space Agency (Angkasa). Including Malaysia, it spans an estimated area of 347,860,000 square km. “Apart from Malaysia, specifically Kuala Lumpur, this area encompasses Singapore (1.35 degrees North), Sydney, Australia (33.86 degrees South), Florida, America (27.66 degrees North) and Beijing, China (39.90 degrees North),” he said. Further information will be obtained from the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee dan orbital status, as well as any relevant information, will be published on http://www.cmse.gov.cn/. Many space agencies such as ESA, NASA, JAXA and CNSA are keenly observing and monitoring the dwindling of the space station.

Source: The Star November 16, 2017 05:26 UTC