Long March 5B rocket stage makes fiery uncontrolled reentry over Indian Ocean
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-30 17:59
Debris from a Chinese Long March 5B rocket first stage made a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere over Southeast Asia. The rocket launched July 24, sending the Wentian space station module into orbit. Debris would land downrange in northern Borneo, possbily Brunei.
ESA scaling back design of X-ray astronomy mission
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-30 19:44
European Space Agency is looking for ways to revise the design of a large X-ray space telescope. Athena would launch by the mid-2030s to study supermassive black holes, supernova explosions. A redesign of Athena could also affect NASA's own astrophysics programs.