China Tries to Solve Its Rocket Debris Problem
Andrew Jones, IEEE Spectrum
On the morning of 17 June, China launched the first astronauts to its Tianhe space station module, with a Long March 2F rocket sending the crewed Shenzhou-12 spacecraft into orbit.
Overlooked from this major success, however, was that downrange from its Gobi Desert launch site, empty rocket stages fell to ground.