Question: On 09 May 2021; the remains of a module carrier rocket of which of the following country crashed into the Indian Ocean?
a) India
b) Japan
c) China
d) Australia
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On 09 May 2021; the remains of a Chinese rocket crashed into the Indian Ocean.
- Much of the debris burned up during the re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere.
- It was the last stage of the Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket which re-entered the atmosphere at 10.24 a.m. (Beijing Time), on 09 May 2021.
- Xinhua news agency reported that the vast majority of the device burned up during the re-entry.
- The rest of the debris fell into a sea area with the centre at 2.65 degrees north latitude and 72.47 degrees east longitude.
- It should be known that the Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the Tianhe module, the first and core module for the construction of China’s space station.
- Long March-5B Y2 rocket was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan on 29 April 2021.
Links:-
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/chinese-rocket-debris-falls-into-indian-ocean-101620560773461.html
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/china-rocket-crash-land-indian-ocean-debris-long-march-5b-nasa-2438755