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China's out-of-control space station "Tiangong 1" will crash back to Earth this weekend

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Channel: Rajamanickam Antonimuthu · 2018 · Science & Technology

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China’s out-of-control space station  "Tiangong 1" will crash back down to Earth this weekend.
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The European Space Agency's Space Debris Office in  Germany, claims that debris from Tiangong-1 will splash down between March 30 and April 2.

Reentry will take place anywhere between 43ºN and 43ºS . It inclues countries like Spain, Turkey, India, Italy and parts of the US. 

Although most of the 8.5-tonne craft will disintegrate as it enters our atmosphere, some parts of debris weighing as much as 100kg could strike Earth.

China launched the space laboratory  Tiangong 1 into orbit in 2011. The space laboratory was supposed to become a symbol of China's ambitious bid to become a space superpower. After two years in space, Tiangong 1 started experiencing technical failure.  Two  years back Chinese officials confirmed that the space laboratory had to be scrapped. The 8.5 ton heavy space laboratory has begun its descent towards Earth and is expected to crash back to Earth within the next few days. 

Tiangong-1 is spinning around our atmosphere at a speed of about 17,500 mph, taking one trip around the planet every 90 minutes.

The station is built like an onion, with layers upon layers of material. While the outside is glowing bright enough to be seen hundreds of miles away, some components nestled inside may be relatively safe.

The pieces weighing up to 220 pounds could make it to Earth’s surface. According to the latest estimates, the parts of the lab that survive will crash into the ocean.

 The chance that anyone would be harmed by Tiangong-1's debris is considered unlikely. But,  worryingly, the space station contains a rocket fuel called hydrazine, which can cause liver and nerve damage to humans after long-term exposure.

 In the history of spaceflight, no known person has ever been harmed by reentering space debris

When NASA's SkyLab fell to earth in 1979, an Australian town fined them $400 -- for littering
News Sources:
http://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2018/01/12/tiangong-1-reentry-updates/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/chinas-out-control-space-station-12252791
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/24/t-minus-one-week-until-chinas-space-lab-crashes-to-earth-heres-what-it-will-look-like/?utm_term=.e91528ad07e2

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