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Long March 5B rocket reenters over Pacific Ocean after forcing airspace closures in Europe

Written by  Andrew Jones Friday, 04 November 2022 09:59
Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

A large rocket stage used to launch the final module for China’s space station made an uncontrolled reentry into the atmosphere Friday after precautionary airspace closures took effect in southern Europe.

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