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New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospace's Experts

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Re: New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospace's Experts

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Post by graderjs »

Simon_O_Rourke wrote: post #2

This is deeply irresponsible by the CSNA and is a disaster just waiting to happen on the ground. Is it laziness on the part of their flight team or just crass disregard for others safety?

I agree. I’m all for China achieving things but this seems really inconsiderate and irresponsible. Dropping debris on populations is unacceptable as nearly happened over the last few years according to this story. Clashes with their environmental stance and desire to be responsible global power. Why?

Re: New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospace's Experts

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Post by throwaway4good »

Simon_O_Rourke wrote: post #2

This is deeply irresponsible by the CSNA and is a disaster just waiting to happen on the ground. Is it laziness on the part of their flight team or just crass disregard for others safety?

It is a calculated risk; perhaps similar to what have been done by the US and Russia when their space ambitions were at their highest.

Re: New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospace's Experts

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Post by iwillbenice »

throwaway4good wrote: post #8
Simon_O_Rourke wrote: post #2

This is deeply irresponsible by the CSNA and is a disaster just waiting to happen on the ground. Is it laziness on the part of their flight team or just crass disregard for others safety?

It is a calculated risk; perhaps similar to what have been done by the US and Russia when their space ambitions were at their highest.

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Re: New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospace's Experts

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Post by cycrutchfield »

throwaway4good wrote: post #8
Simon_O_Rourke wrote: post #2

This is deeply irresponsible by the CSNA and is a disaster just waiting to happen on the ground. Is it laziness on the part of their flight team or just crass disregard for others safety?

It is a calculated risk; perhaps similar to what have been done by the US and Russia when their space ambitions were at their highest.

Ah, the good old “whatabout the US did it 50 years ago therefore we can do it today”. Also used to justify all sorts of atrocities, imperialism, IP theft, etc.
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