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Chinese space station likely to crash to earth this weekend

Technology 29. marts 2018
Tiangong-1 is likely to fall to earth in an uncontrolled descent over the weekend. Officials say the odds of being hit by a piece of space junk are very small.
Billede via @lorengrush
· 29. mar.

The crash is imminent: The Chinese experimental space station Tiangong-1 will fall uncontrolled to Earth on Sunday (April 1), give or take a day and a half. Does that mean you’re in danger of being struck? In two words? Not really. |

China Space Station Crash: What Are the Odds a Piece Will Hit You?
If you're worried about the upcoming fall of China's prototype space station Tiangong-1, don't be. The odds that you'll get hit by a chunk of the spacecraft are less than 1 in 1 trillion, experts say.
space.com
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· 29. mar.

Heads up this weekend .... China's 'Tiangong-1' Space Station Could Hit Earth On April Fool's Day More here: Follow for updates!

China's 'Tiangong-1' Space Station Could Hit Earth On April Fool's Day
Tiangong-1 has been out of control for over two years.
denver.cbslocal.com
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· 30. mar.

Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, is expected to reenter the atmosphere following the end of its operational life. Most of the craft should burn up but before it does Germany’s Fraunhofer FHR research institute created this composite RADAR image of it

Spotted in space
The European Space Agency portal features the latest news in space exploration, human spaceflight, launchers, telecommunications, navigation, monitoring and space science.
m.esa.int
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· 30. mar.

China's out-of-control spacelab will break into fireballs as it plunges back to Earth in the coming days, but space officials say sit back, relax and watch the "splendid" show:

China says Earth-bound spacelab to offer 'splendid' show
An out-of-control space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower. China's space agency said on Thursday that the nearly eight-tonne Tiangong-1
yahoo.com
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· 30. mar.

Tiangong-1 now in 182 x 196 km x 42.7 deg orbit (rel to sphere); 183 x 210 km (rel to ellipsoid). Down 6.4 km in last day. Reentry expected Mar 31 to Apr 2

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· 29. mar.

NOTAM covering China’s Tiangong-1 space station about to fall from space in an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

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· 29. mar.

One final Tiangong-1 post before it’s gone: the obligatory ‘how to track.’ And then next week we can never talk about it again!

How to track the spiraling Chinese space station as it falls from orbit
For those who just need some peace of mind
theverge.com
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· 29. mar.

Tiangong-1 Is a fiery wake-up call about littering in space

Tiangong-1 Is a Fiery Wake-Up Call About Littering in Space - The Wire
The only alternative to stopping littering is to watch helplessly as the blanket of trash spread over Earth steadily closes the only door we have to the final frontier.
thewire.in
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· 30. mar.

After the Tiangong reentry, a 1 tonne Indian rocket stage is probably next. PSLV-C19 fourth stage, launched in 2012, currently in a 205 x 218 km orbit.

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· 30. mar.

It’s not like space news outlets need an excuse to run April Fools jokes, but expect a deluge of “-1 landed on my house” Photoshop efforts this weekend

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