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A gigantic piece of a Chinese Long March 2D rocket has seemingly plummeted back down to Earth and lodged itself in a crop in the northwestern province of Gansu, as seen inThe images show a massive metal structure lodged vertically in some freshly tilled soil, sticking out some 20 to 30 feet.to deliver satellites into orbit, but officials have yet to weigh in.
It's the latest in a long series of uncontrolled reentries by China. Earlier this year, debris from a Long March 5B rocketproperties in Ivory Coast. Then last year, other debris landed in the Indian Ocean not far from the Maldives.of "failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris."With SpaceX leading the charge on developing and perfecting reusable rocket technologies, it's true that the practice is becoming increasingly difficult to justify.
Which is more relevant than ever before, given that the country's space program is in full swing. Just this morning, a Chang Zheng 5B rocket launched the country's
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