Debris Of Chinese Rocket Bypass Abuja

The remains of a Chinese rocket hurtling back towards Earth have escaped Abuja and a number of popular cities listed as possible impact sites and crashed into the Indian Ocean, the country’s space agency says.

The BBC reported that the bulk of the rocket was destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, but Chinese media reported that the debris landed just west of the Maldives on Sunday.

The report is bound to send relief across the cities that had been mentioned as possible places where the debris could land.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG had quoted NBC, one of America’s major news channels as reporting that Abuja was one of those in the trajectory of receiving debris from the Chinese rocket that was launched last month.

Other cities listed included New York, Beijing, capital of China, Los Angeles, Madrid in Spain, and  Rio de Janeiro in Brazil were listed as other places where the rocket could land.

The Chinese authorities had, however, played down the chances implying bias by western media and authorities. The exact trajectory of the debris was, however, much of a speculation as was the impact the debris would make wherever it made landfall.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that fears of projectiles from outer space making much damage on earth were played down by two factors. One much of the earth’s surface is covered by water and uninhabited land and second, that much of the falling rocket would be burnt up as it passed through the atmosphere with only heavy compact metals with high melting points able to pass through.

The main segment of the rocket was last month used to launch the core module of China’s new space station, Tianhe.

The new space station which is expected to be used as the base for scientific research is expected to be completed towards the end of 2022.

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