A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield
All the evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket.
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All the evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket.
"These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."
"Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions."
3D-printed aluminum eggshell arrays filled with water proved more effective at impact resistance.
The rocket's breakup likely generated 100 to 150 new pieces of space junk.