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A massive Long March 5B core stage that recently helped launch the first piece of China's space station will soon make its uncontrolled reentry.

We have no idea where it will splash down.

Oops, More Huge Chinese Space Debris Is Tumbling Back to Earth

China is about to launch an ambitious mission to the Moon in an attempt to retrieve the first lunar samples and bring them back to Earth since the 1970s.

Godspeed

The rocket is already on the pad.

Watch China Launch Its Lunar Sample Return Mission Live

China has successfully launched its Tianwen-1 — Heavenly Questions — mission to Mars, including an orbiter, lander, and a rover.

Mars Race

China could be poised to become the second country in the world to land a functional robotic spacecraft on Mars.

China Just Launched a Mission to Hunt for Life on Mars

Parts of China's gigantic Long March 5B rocket have finally made their uncontrolled descent back to Earth on Monday, splashing into the Atlantic Ocean.

Splashdown

It screamed over several major US cities before splashing down in the Atlantic.

Oops: China Just Dropped a Huge Rocket Piece Back to Earth

After spending about a week in Earth's orbit, the core stage of China's Long March 5 rocket is now plummeting towards our planet's surface.

Watch Out Below

If you look up, you may see a Chinese spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere.

A Massive Chinese Rocket Is Plummeting Out of the Sky Right Now

Debris from China's Long March-5 rocket may have touched ground on the Ivory Coast after uncontrollably hurtling through the Earth's atmosphere.

Rocket Debris Rain

"Did they perhaps have a plan to de-orbit it that went wrong?"

Out-of-Control Chinese Rocket Reportedly Dropped Debris on Africa

China successfully launched its largest and most powerful rocket, the Long March-5 Yaosan, after a 2017 attempt ended in failure.

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