CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2022, for example, two roughly 23-ton (21 metric tons) Chinese Long March 5B rocket cores fell back to Earth uncontrolled. These crashes occurred in July and November, respectively, in each case about a week after the rockets helped launch new modules to China’s Tiangong space station.

Detailed explanation-2: -The debris didn’t cause any casualties, but the rocket’s uncontrolled descent was no accident. The Chinese rocket booster was designed to fall to Earth after propelling a piece of China’s space station into orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -China sends second Shiyan-10 test satellite sent into orbit with its final launch of 2022. HELSINKI-China has conducted its 64th and final launch of the year, sending the Shiyan-10 (02) into orbit from Xichang spaceport.

Detailed explanation-4: -In July 2022, a 25-ton Long March 5B core stage fell through Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. Prior to that in April 2021, the core stage left over from another Tiangong space station mission scattered debris into the same body of water.