Long Duck Dong
09-22-2016, 12:42 PM
Break out your umbrellas because they aren't sure where all the pieces are going to land. Apparently the heavier pieces, like the rocket engines, might not burn up in the atmosphere and reach earth.
http://www.ecowatch.com/china-space-station-2012328354.html
After months of speculation, China has finally confirmed their first space station is heading for Earth and officials don't know where it is going to land.
In a press conference last week, a senior official with the Chinese space program said the country's first space station, Tiangong-1, which means "Heavenly Palace," is expected to fall into the Earth's atmosphere in the second half of 2017.
While officials said most of the space lab will burn up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, the location of where its remnants will land, and whether the country will have the ability to steer the space lab is unclear.
http://www.ecowatch.com/china-space-station-2012328354.html
After months of speculation, China has finally confirmed their first space station is heading for Earth and officials don't know where it is going to land.
In a press conference last week, a senior official with the Chinese space program said the country's first space station, Tiangong-1, which means "Heavenly Palace," is expected to fall into the Earth's atmosphere in the second half of 2017.
While officials said most of the space lab will burn up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, the location of where its remnants will land, and whether the country will have the ability to steer the space lab is unclear.