Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information


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WASHINGTON: A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth over the Indian Ocean on Saturday (Jul 30), but NASA said that Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall. United States Space Command said that the Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at about 12.45pm EDT (4.45pm GMT) on Saturday, but referred questions about the “re-entry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal impact location” to China. “All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow reliable...