23-ton Space Rocket Falls to Earth

Last year, an out-of-control rocket piece embarked on an unknown journey to fall to Earth. While it is unpredictable where the piece will fallLuckily, it did not become feared and the piece had fallen away from settlements in the Indian Ocean. The rocket in question is China’s Long March 5B While it belonged to the rocket, a similar news came from the same rocket today.

The giant thruster of the Long March 5B rocket, which China launched on July 24 to carry a module to its space station, went out of control. After the calculations, it was determined that the said thruster would crash into the Earth on Sunday this weekend. As before, the place where the thruster will be hammered cannot be determined clearly.

The propellant will not be completely destroyed as it enters the atmosphere:

The gigantic thruster, which weighs 53 meters and 23 tons, will not burn to ashes like small-sized rocket parts when entering the atmosphere due to this mass. On the contrary, 20%-40% of the thruster to Earth it will crash. According to the calculations, the propellant will enter the atmosphere on 31 July at 03:24 CEST.

The risk of the propellant entering residential areas is not 0, according to scientists. Because the information in the graphic above is within the possible region where the propellant will enter the atmosphere. Where 88% of the world’s population lives also includes. It is not expected to cause serious damage if the rocket crashes.