News Forum - 11 provinces in Thailand warned to be aware of falling rocket parts

[Thaiger]

Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) today issued a warning to 11 provinces in Thailand to be aware of falling rocket parts from the sky on Saturday, November 5. A Thai researcher, and specialist on orbital mechanics from GISTDA, Sittporn Chamnarnsin, reported that a  Chinese rocket, Longmarch 5B-4Y, is expected to fall from the sky on Saturday. The rocket is now in the earth’s atmosphere, about 177 kilometres from the ground. The rocket weighs 21.6 tons but experts don’t expect the full weight of the rocket to fall on Thailand as most of it will disintegrate and burn in […]

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[Poolie]

Ah, the old 'a Chinese rocket is going to fall on you' trick, as seen for the last ten years. How refreshing! We never heard that one before, got anything on shrimp buffets?

[Rookiescot]

34 minutes ago, Poolie said:

Ah, the old 'a Chinese rocket is going to fall on you' trick, as seen for the last ten years. How refreshing! We never heard that one before, got anything on shrimp buffets?

So can you tell us where it is going to crash?

[Poolie]

In the sea.

[palooka]

1 hour ago, Poolie said:

In the sea.

South China Sea one hopes.  Paracel Islands is an open option.

[Soidog]

How exactly can you be aware of falling rocket parts? Do you keep looking up until a piece hits you on the head, or do you go out with a hard hat or umbrella? 

[Joe90]

Are you actually asking Thais to look up?