"Hopefully in the ocean, or someplace like that. "We're hopeful that it will land in a place where it won't harm anyone," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. The US on Thursday said it was watching the path of the object but currently had no plans to shoot it down. The main segment from the Long March-5b vehicle was used to launch the first module of China's new space station last month. "We're hopeful that it will land in a place where it won't harm anyone," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. However, such projections are always highly uncertain. " Various space debris modelling experts are pointing to late Saturday or early Sunday GMT as the likely moment of re-entry. At 18 tonnes it is one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere. The US on Thursday said it was watching the path of the object but currently had no plans to shoot it down. "Hopefully in the ocean, or someplace like that. Big Chinese rocket segment set to fall to Earth Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. Big Chinese rocket segment set to fall to Earth Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. " Various space debris modelling experts are pointing to late Saturday or early Sunday GMT as the likely moment of re-entry. The main segment from the Long March-5b vehicle was used to launch the first module of China's new space station last month. However, such projections are always highly uncertain. At 18 tonnes it is one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere.。
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