Spain briefly closes part of airspace as Chinese rocket debris flies over
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Spain briefly shuts part of airspace as Chinese rocket debris flies over
Spain briefly closed the airspace over the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions on Friday, causing delays to around 300 flights, as remnants of a Chinese rocket passed by before hitting the ocean off Mexico's coast, authorities said.
Spain’s airspace was briefly closed after uncontrolled Chinese rocket debris falls to Earth
On Friday, Spain’s airspace had to be partially closed for some time over several regions including the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions in the country. This comes after a nearly 23-tonne Chinese rocket, Long March 5B (CZ-5B), broke up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere before falling into the Pacific Ocean.
The wreckage of a Chinese rocket crashes back to Earth to “make a plane”! Spain Closes Airspace for a Short Time - International
Spanish officials pointed out that Spain temporarily closed its airspace on Friday (4th) because the wreckage of a Chinese rocket passed over Barcelona and other cities in Spain and interfered with air traffic. “Agence France-Presse” reported that the Catalan Civil Protection Agency posted on Twitter that “due to possible danger when the wreckage of the Long March 5B carrier rocket (CZ-5B) passed through,” flights in northeastern Catalonia and m…
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