Both the US and Europe adhere to a rule that any space debris that is disposed of over the Earth must not exceed a one-in-10,000 chance that it will cause an injury on the ground, a threshold experts say China’s rocket exceeds.
While China isn’t in breach of any laws or international treaties, its National Space Administration is part of the member of a 13-member Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee, orwhich recently recommended that space junk entering the atmosphere should not exceed a one-in-10,000 chance of injuring or killing a person.
The spokesman said Chinese officials are monitoring the trail of the booster and have been “releasing information to the international society with an open and transparent attitude.” Most space-faring nations and aerospace companies take precautions when launching objects of this size to space, ensuring that their vehicles are disposed of over unpopulated areas — typically the ocean.
Fine if they can just keep it to themselves…
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