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quoted Spanish air control services as saying, "due to the risk associated with the passage of the space object CZ-5B through the Spanish airspace, flights have been totally restricted from 09:38 a.m. to 10:18 a.m. in Catalonia and other communities."China has no plans to cease Long March 5B launches, despite criticism on the global stage.
, Xuntian, into orbit. McDowell explained to IE it is likely China's ongoing Long March 5B launches will eventually damage private property and that there is also a "smaller risk of casualties." The Harvard astronomer also added that no other Chinese rocket poses the same risk as Long March 5B, as "this is the only one that leaves such a large core stage in orbit.
In 1990, for the safety of people and property on the ground, the U.S. banned any U.S. operators from allowing a spacecraft or object weighing over 10 tons to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
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