The remains of a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back towards Earth have crashed into the Indian Ocean, the country's space agency says. The bulk of the rocket was destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, but state media reported that debris landed just west of the Maldives on Sunday. The Long March-5b vehicle re-entered the atmosphere at 10:24 Beijing time (02:24 GMT) on Sunday, state media reported, citing the Chinese Manned Space Engineering office. It did not confirm the landing point reported by Chinese media, saying instead that it was "unknown if the debris [had] impacted land or water". "It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris."

Source: The Star May 09, 2021 12:11 UTC