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Re:New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospa... by dvt on Sunday November 06, 2022 @11:57AM (#33494594)
Not according to the ESA[1], NASA[1], Portugese airspace authorities, or our captain. Or my dad, for that matter, who works for NASA (some of his projects specifically involve space debris cleanup). But thanks for your input, random internet stranger.

[1] https://www.space.com/nasa-esa-space-chiefs-condemn-china-ro...

Re:New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospa... by pfdietz on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:42PM (#33495126)
Nowhere in that rather bombastic report did I see any argument justifying altering any airline flight due to the reentry.
Re:New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospa... by speedylight on Sunday November 06, 2022 @02:44PM (#33496274)
It may not say it directly but the implication is clear, in that uncontrolled re-entry is dangerous to anything that might cross its path, including people, infrastructure, planes, and pigeons if they’re really unlucky.
Re:New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospa... by pfdietz on Sunday November 06, 2022 @02:52PM (#33496355)
That's not a sufficient argument. Something can be dangerous without being sufficiently dangerous to warrant any personal action. In this case, I believe if you calculate you will find the chance of an aircraft being damaged was so extremely slight that it wasn't worth delaying any flight.
Re:New Long March 5B Uncontrolled Reentry Tracked by Aerospa... by dvt on Sunday November 06, 2022 @07:40PM (#33499515)
I'm not sure why you keep harping on this. Their last 5B literally fell on top of an African village a few years ago[1]. While of course you're correct that we have calculated risk profiles and nothing will ever be "100% safe," China's 5B re-entry did not meet these standards. Spanish and Portugese authorities absolutely made the right call to partially close airspace as the rocket safely made a re-entry.

[1] https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21256484/china-rocket-deb...