"Rocket Debris in the Heart of the City"... China's Shocking Self-Portrait [Reading Science]

Rocket Debris Fell in the Heart of a City in Southwest Jiangxi Province on the 6th
Resident-Recorded Video Uploaded on SNS, Source from Chinese Private Space Company's Twitter Account
"There Was a Prior Warning, but Whether It Was Announced Is Uncertain"
Pointed Out as a Representative Case Showing Safety Negligence

A photo posted on June 6 by a Chinese Twitter account. In a residential area of a city southwest of Jiangxi Province, half of the payload fairing of the Changzheng 3B-Y91 launch vehicle, launched the previous day, fell, and people are taking pictures.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] Amid controversies caused by frequent space debris falls such as large rocket debris from China triggering alarms around the globe, a photo revealing how indifferent China is to space debris safety has been released.

China's space-related company CNSpace posted a video on its own Twitter account (China 'N Asia Spaceflight) on the 6th showing rocket debris from a Chinese launch falling right in the middle of a residential area in a city southwest of Jiangxi Province, with residents watching.

The account explained, "People found and took pictures of half of the cargo bay cover that enclosed the geostationary orbit (GEO, about 36,000 km) communications satellite ChinaSat-10, which was launched into orbit by the Changzheng 3B-Y91 launch vehicle the day before," adding, "An alert was issued before the launch, so people are safe, but it is uncertain whether proper introduction was made."

The photo posted by this account received critical comments such as "Chinese authorities must stop irresponsible rocket launches," "Very irresponsible," and "70% of the Earth is ocean."

Meanwhile, on the 4th, large debris from the Changzheng 5B rocket launched by China to build the Tiangong space station reentered the atmosphere uncontrollably after orbiting and fell into the southern Pacific Ocean, triggering a global space debris fall alert. China has drawn international criticism for space debris falls three times during the space station construction process: in April last year, July this year, and this time. Additionally, the fall of the Tiangong-1 space station in 2018 became an international source of fear. Earlier this year, suspected Chinese rocket debris also fell repeatedly in western rural areas of India within two months, causing further controversies.