China's out-of-control space station may crash to Earth in 2 months

Tuesday, 2 January 2018 (1 hour ago)
China's out-of-control space station may crash to Earth in 2 months

· *In 2016, China lost control of its first space station, called Tiangong-1 or "Heavenly Palace".*
· *The Aerospace Corporation expects the spacecraft to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in mid-March, give or take a couple of weeks.*
· *Chunks of the 8.5-ton vessel should be durable enough to reach our planet's surface.*
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