It has the potential to land in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, India, China or Australia. is committed to addressing the risks of growing congestion due to space debris and growing activity in space, and we want to work with the international community to promote leadership and responsible space behaviors."ĭespite much speculation, no one knows what will happen when the rocket enters Earth's atmosphere, or where the debris will fall. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that "the U.S. On Thursday, a defense official told CBS News that the rocket is now "projected to fall to Earth on Sunday, but where is still unknown." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said there are no plans to try to shoot down the rocket, which would only create more debris. Several other agencies are also tracking its movement. The 18th Space Control Squadron is offering daily updates on the rocket body's location. Space Command Public Affairs, told CBS News earlier this week. 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 re-entry," Lt. A 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, 2021, in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Video appeared to show the rocket was still in orbit over Jordan at 10:11 p.m. ET, The Aerospace Corporation said that the "absence of new data sets could indicate #LongMarch5B reentered." It added however that it could not confirm re-entry without "video footage, a decay message or a new data set." The Aerospace Corporation has made a similar prediction.Īs of 10:23 p.m. Space Force officials currently estimate the rocket will re-enter the atmosphere between about 9 p.m. On Saturday afternoon, the 18th Space Control Squadron, which tracks more than 27,000 man-made objects in space, narrowed its prediction to one orbit that includes Costa Rica, Haiti, Iberia, Sardinia, Italy, Greece and Crete, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Australia and New Zealand, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell, who has been tracking the rocket's movement.
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