The Tiangong-1 space station has been the subject of a lot of interest lately. Though its mission was meant to end in 2013, the China National Space Agency extended its service until 2016. In September of 2017, after much speculation from the international community the Agency acknowledged that the station’s orbit was degrading and that it would fall to Earth later in the year
Based on updates from satellite trackers, it has been indicated that Tianglong-1 will likely reenter our atmosphere in March of 2018, with the possibility of debris making it to the surface. However, according to a statement made by a top engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation reports that the Chinese National Space Agency has lost control of the space station have been wildly exaggerated The statement came from Zhu Congpeng, a top engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. As he was quoted as saying to the Science and Technology Daily newspaper a state backed Chinese science journal the china national space agency is still in control of the space station, it’s reentry will be controlled, and it will not pose a threat to the environment or any population centers
Previously, the china national space agency claimed that the majority of the station would burn up in orbit, with only small pieces falling to the Earth. But according to Zhu Congpeng’s statement, when the station burns up in the atmosphere, the remaining debris will not jeopardize people, infrastructure or the environment anywhere on the surface
