China says space station burns up over South Pacific

 

FILE PHOTO: A model of the Tiangong-1 space lab module (L), the Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft (R) and three Chinese astronauts is displayed during a news conference at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu province, China June 15, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Tiangong-1 space station re-entered the earth's atmosphere and burnt up over the middle of the South Pacific on Monday, the Chinese space authority said.

 

The craft re-entered the atmosphere around 8:15 a.m. Beijing time (0015GMT) and the "vast majority" of it had burnt up upon re-entry, the authority said in a brief statement on its website.

 

It had said shortly before that it was expected to re-enter off the Brazilian coast in the South Atlantic near the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

 

Beijing said on Friday it was unlikely any large pieces would reach the ground.

 

The 10.4-metre-long (34.1-foot) Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace 1", was launched in 2011 to carry out docking and orbit experiments as part of China's ambitious space programme, which aims to place a permanent station in orbit by 2023.

 

It was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2013 but its mission was repeatedly extended.

 

China had said its re-entry would occur in late 2017 but that process was delayed, leading some experts to suggest the space laboratory was out of control.

 

The Chinese tabloid Global Times said on Monday worldwide media hype about the re-entry reflected overseas "envy" of China's space industry.

 

"It's normal for spacecraft to re-enter the atmosphere, yet Tiangong-1 received so much attention partly because some Western countries are trying to hype and sling mud at China's fast-growing aerospace industry," it said.

 

(Reporting by David Stanway and Wang Jing; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in BEIJING; Editing by Paul Tait)

 

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1 minute ago, webfact said:

Tiangong-1 received so much attention partly because some Western countries are trying to hype

Well said, the media loves a good catastrophe. 

 

The poor Pacific cops it again...Fukashima at one end, and the space station at the other

 

 

'Pacific' Salmon is now even further off my menu

Ok it burnt up on re-entry, but what was left ?   Tons of ash that fell to earth possibly radioactive ?

5 minutes ago, johncat1 said:

Ok it burnt up on re-entry, but what was left ?   Tons of ash that fell to earth possibly radioactive ?

Why would it be radioactive?

Because of the , maybe, nuclear power plant. Russia uses them not sure about China. 

 

As Marie Curie's husband would say" Dear you look radiant today!"

22 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Because of the , maybe, nuclear power plant. Russia uses them not sure about China. 

 

As Marie Curie's husband would say" Dear you look radiant today!"

Space stations are nuclear powered now?????

Well, my ghast has never been so flabbered.

 

According to this side it's still flying around and lowering each orbit. So who to believe China?

http://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=37820#TOP

21 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Space stations are nuclear powered now?????

Well, my ghast has never been so flabbered.

 

Well, technically the space stations do use radiation of nuclear fusion as their primary source of energy  :)

 

 

 

 

Just now, RotMahKid said:

According to this side it's still flying around and lowering each orbit. So who to believe China?

http://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=37820#TOP

 

Here. Learn.

 

8 minutes ago, oilinki said:

Well, technically the space stations do use radiation of nuclear fusion as their primary source of energy  :)

 

 

 

 

Some light on the subject.

New headline.

China's attempt to import steel and alloys prior to import taxes take effect goes wrong.

Primary cause of global warming. Going to screw up El Nino and cause wide spread weather disasters all along the indo-pacific reagion.   Was this on April Fool's day ? Not that China has a scense of humour.

It is impossible for even a scientist to be perfect at his job if he lives under tyrant regimes.