02 March 2022
Leonard David tries to shed some light on the space debris, expected to impact the Moon soon. Originally, the piece was thought to be part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Deep Space Climate Observatory in 2015. However, the object is now tied to a Chinese Long March 3C rocket that blasted off in 2014. Tagging the out-of-control stage to China comes from Bill Gray, manager of Project Pluto that supplies astronomical software, both commercial and freeware, to amateur and professional astronomers.
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