The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA for its acronym in English), has warned this Thursday that the remnants of a chinese rocket that will return to the Earth’s atmosphere could affect the southern European airspace.
The experts of the Satellite Surveillance and Tracking service of the European Union (SST) have estimated that the remains of the rocket will re-enter the atmosphere uncontrollably between July 30 and 31the EASA, based in Cologne (western Germany), reported in a statement.
The SST has forecast several possible reentry paths of the remains of the rocket, “one of which could potentially affect the airspace of southern Europe”.
#EASA has issued a Safety Information Bulletin on the expected re-entry of large space object Rocket Long March 5B (CZ-5B) to raise awareness for aviation stakeholders. https://t.co/Vzjw6JyJKg https://t.co/siVRv285uG
— EASA (@EASA) July 28, 2022
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