Those Lights in the Sky? Just Chinese Spacecraft Debris Burning Up on Re-entry

The Shenzhou 15 launched in November 2022, carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station Tiangong.
Those Lights in the Sky? Just Chinese Spacecraft Debris Burning Up on Re-entry
The Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft and three astronauts, takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a mission to build China's space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, June 5, 2022. The Shenzhou 15 launched the following November. Reuters
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After mysterious light streaks were seen during the early hours of April 2 across the Southern California sky, sparking various speculations, the U.S. Space Command confirmed April 3 they were debris from a Chinese spacecraft that launched three astronauts in 2022.

The “fireball” seen was the flaming debris of Shenzhou 15 as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to Fox News.

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