Fans of the New York Yankees baseball club were blasted for throwing bottles, cans and debris at Cleveland Guardians players on Saturday despite seeing their team win 5-4. The Yankees sealed a tight victory in the ninth inning with two outs. Yet rather than celebrating their feat, they had to rush …
Read More »Elon Musk’s rocket debris flying towards International Space Station
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Moscow’s Roscosmos space agency said that a fragment of the Falcon 9 rocket, launched by Elon Musk’s California-based company in 2019, will come into close proximity with the orbital base within the next two days. “On November 25 at 07:18 Moscow time, a fragment …
Read More »ISS crew told to hide due to threat of space debris
The debris – reportedly a part of a satellite – will pass close by at 07:06 GMT On Wednesday, the ISS maneuvered to avoid a collision with a piece of a Chinese weather satellite that was destroyed by a weapon test in 2007. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »‘Lucky strike’? Space debris punches hole in robotic arm on International Space Station
The space junk slammed into the ISS’s ‘Canadarm2’ in mid-May, the Canadian Space Agency confirmed in a press release last week, noting that while the “utmost precautions” are taken to avoid collisions, “impacts with tiny objects do occur.” “One such hit was noticed recently during a routine inspection of Canadarm2 …
Read More »China slams Western double standards over rocket debris and NASA criticism, with reminder about SpaceX rocket that fell on farm
Speaking on Monday during a regular press briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying dismissed NASA’s comments that China wasn’t fulfilling its duty to “act responsibly and transparently in space.” The spokeswoman said that Beijing is displeased by the double standards on the reporting of space exploration, noting the hysteria …
Read More »Chinese space debris? Danger, watch out, it could fall on you! America space debris? It’s a cinematic, dazzling light show!
Last week, China launched its new space station into orbit. Using its new Long March 5B vehicle rocket, the core module was successfully placed into orbit. Mission accomplished. But now, all the focus is on the debris of the rocket, and where exactly it will fall back to Earth. Despite …
Read More »Pentagon says it’s tracking Chinese rocket debris making ‘uncontrolled reentry’ from orbit after space station launch
The 18th Space Control Squadron of the US Space Force will plot the Long March 5B rocket’s trajectory as it reenters the atmosphere, Pentagon spokesman Mike Howard said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that its exact path won’t be known for several days. “US Space Command is aware of …
Read More »UK to ban Boeing B777s with same engines that blew up and shed debris over Netherlands and US – transport secretary
“After issues this weekend, Boeing B777s with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 series engines will be temporarily banned from entering the UK airspace,” Shapps said in a statement on Twitter. “I will continue to work closely with the UK Civil Aviation Authority to monitor the situation.” The move follows similar action …
Read More »Two people injured in Netherlands as ANOTHER Boeing jet rains down debris due to engine fire (PHOTO)
Dutch authorities are investigating after a Boeing cargo plane began shedding metal parts shortly after takeoff. The incident coincided with a similar debris-dump by a Boeing aircraft flying near Denver, Colorado. One of the Boeing 747-400’s engines reportedly caught fire after the plane departed from Maastricht-Aachen airport on Saturday. According …
Read More »Searchers find debris during operation to locate missing Boeing jet in Indonesia (VIDEO)
Jakarta Provincial Fire and Rescue Service announced on its Twitter account that searchers have found debris as they frantically sweep the area in search of the Sriwijaya Air jet, which lost contact with aviation authorities shortly after departing from Jakarta on Saturday. Footage on social media shows searchers holding up …
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