‘Out of control’ Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean near Maldives

by Laurie Chen, with Qasim Nauman in Seoul A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. Officials in Beijing had said there was little risk from the freefalling … Continue reading ‘Out of control’ Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean near Maldives