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Space station break-up over CI waters

Tuesday 3 April 2018 | Published in Environment

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Space station break-up over CI waters
The diagonal section of this graphic, produced by the online satellite and fl are tracking website SatFlare.com, shows the re-entry window of China's space station Tiangong-1 on Sunday afternoon. The two islands at the top of the diagonal are Pukapuka and Nassau, and that's Mitiaro and Mauke under the Kuki Airani name. China's media hailed the uncontrolled re-entry as a spectacular ending”. 18040218

Tens of thousands of news articles were published about China’s unmanned space station as it tumbled out of control back to Earth this weekend.

Tens of thousands of news articles were published about China’s unmanned space station as it tumbled out of control back to Earth this weekend.


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