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Massive 20-ton chunk from China's failed rocket that fell to Earth Monday missed hitting New York City by MINUTES
2020-05-14
More on this story from a few days ago.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • China launched a Long March 5B rocket into orbit this month, but it malfunctioned in a week

  • A 20-ton piece fell back to Earth and missed hitting New York City by minutes

  • If it re-entered the atmosphere 15 minutes earlier, it would have hit the Big Apple

  • The Chinese rocket carrying an experimental craft into orbit launched on May 5
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