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China Says ‘People Needn’t Worry’ About Out-of-Control Rocket Falling to Earth

Chinese state media on Wednesday scrambled to reassure the rest of humanity there is no reason to fear the huge, out-of-control rocket the Chinese left tumbling around the Earth at 18,000 miles per hour last week, quoting “Chinese space analysts” who said the rocket will probably come down in the ocean, so it will likely not kill anyone or destroy anything.

A Long March 5B rocket, carrying China's Tianhe space station core module, lifts off from