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A large piece of a rocket fell on farms in western China.

The remains of a proposed Long March 2D rocket in China. | Font: Weibo

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Images on Weibo show what could have been a great piece of art. rocket fell from the sky in the northwestern province of Gansu, China.

Judging by the photographs, this huge piece could have been part of a rocket. Long hike 2D which was released this weekend.

Risk to people

The photographs show a metal structure placed vertically on freshly plowed soil 6 to 8 meters high.

According to preliminary data, the remains belong to Rocket Long March 2D Used China to launch the Shiyan-20S rocket, which will be used mainly to test new technologies in orbit, such as monitoring the space environment.

Unlike rockets like SpaceX, long march they cannot be reused, so they often end up falling off parts that do not burn up in the atmosphere upon return to the planet.

Western officials have long criticized the practice, saying that it is not only harmful to the environment compared to parts rockets reusable, but also potentially hazardous to anyone living within the projected landing zones.

Long hike 2D
Another photo of the remnants of the rocket. | Font: weibo

It’s not the first time

Earlier this year the wreckage rocket Long March 5B burned up in the atmosphere and fell into the Indian and Pacific oceans.

In May 2020 pieces rocket The Chinese crashed and damaged property in Côte d’Ivoire. Then last year more debris landed in the Indian Ocean, near the Maldives.

At the time, NASA administrator Bill Nelson accused China “failing to meet responsible standards for their space debris.”

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