Chinese rocket expected to crash into Earth this weekend

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Jonathan McDowell
Jonathan Christopher McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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CZ-5B-Y2 rocket now orbiting northeast over the central Atlantic Ocean, heading for a pass over Portugal

 

[whitelilac]

I'm watching also.
Comments are hilarious.
Is there people on the rocket?
Fake news
Can it hit the moon?

Going to pass over Europe shortly..

 

[SandyQLS]

Are we all dead yet?

I wanted to add this other story to the thread because when I read it, I thought it was oddly coincidental to the potential Chinese rocket debris:

US East Coast sky will glow green SATURDAY due to NASA rocket releasing vapor some 200 miles above | Daily Mail Online

Look up! US East Coast sky will glow green SATURDAY due to NASA's suborbital sounding rocket releasing a vapor some 200 miles above the surface to study space plasma

I wonder how many calls they will get about this.

 

[whitelilac]

hmmm...seems that if it still shows on the tracker, it doesn't mean it hasn't come down. They will only know when confirmed in some way. We are in the 2 hour window now.

 

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Jonathan McDowell

Jonathan Christopher McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
@planet4589
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Rocket now passing over the South Pacific - if it is still up. Next landfall will be Savegre, Costa Rica at 0144 UTC (7.44pm local time). It will pass over Limon, Costa Rica seconds later. Very interested in any reports of it being seen passing over at that time.

 

[insatiable]

Are we all dead yet?

I wanted to add this other story to the thread because when I read it, I thought it was oddly coincidental to the potential Chinese rocket debris:

US East Coast sky will glow green SATURDAY due to NASA rocket releasing vapor some 200 miles above | Daily Mail Online

Look up! US East Coast sky will glow green SATURDAY due to NASA's suborbital sounding rocket releasing a vapor some 200 miles above the surface to study space plasma

I wonder how many calls they will get about this.

This has been postponed until tomorrow night

 

[Inthedetails]

Approaching Costa Rica, if it's still up.

 

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If it's still in orbit, after Costa Rica the next landfall is Les Cayes, Haiti at 0147 UTC, 6 min from now

 

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I love the music on this site! Very peaceful! Kind of a strange combination. Zen music with an out of control rocket.

 

[zencompass]

I love the music on this site! Very peaceful! Kind of a strange combination. Zen music with an out of control rocket.

Hi @LaborDayRN,

I find the music very relaxing and of course, very Zen!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if, during every stressful event, this calming music started playing?

 

[LaborDayRN]

Hi @LaborDayRN,

I find the music very relaxing and of course, very Zen!

I thought you would! So good to see you Zen. I've been away for a bit.
ETA: Yes! It's amazing what peaceful music can do in a stressful situation. As a nurse, I've seen it work wonders!

 

[zencompass]

I thought you would! So good to see you Zen. I've been away for a bit.

I've missed you, @LaborDayRN. So glad to see you again.

 

[LaborDayRN]

I've missed you, @LaborDayRN. So glad to see you again.

Thanks Zen!

 

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Jonathan Christopher McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
@planet4589

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In another 10 min, at 0157 UTC, the rocket will be passing south of Flores in the Azores if it is still up.

 

[fred&edna]

My first thought when I read about this was the dark comedy tv series "Dead Like Me". The main character dies when struck by falling space station debris.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Not sure if you all had a chance to watch all the videos above, but I found them quite, um, interesting and educational.

It seems there are ten more of these launches planned.

 

[Inthedetails]

If still in the air, it is going over Portugal and Spain now.

 

[Inthedetails]

Traveling 18,000 mph (if it's still up)

 

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Next is the very tip of Italy, from Rosarno to Siderno


Jonathan Christopher McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.