Chinese rocket disintegrates over Indian Ocean
By DW
10 May 2021 |
3:09 pm
The fragments are from a Chinese space module launched at the end of last month. There had been speculation about where the debris would land, but experts predicted the chances of death or injuries were tiny.
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