Chinese Spacecraft Accused of Dumping Experimental Fuel in Streak Seen Across American Sky

Chinese Spacecraft Accused of Dumping Experimental Fuel in Streak Seen Across American Sky

Across the American West, a massive glowing streak appeared in the skies last weekend — and an experimental rocket fuel seems to have been its source. As Live Science reports, the spectacular light show was almost certainly the result of spent fuel from ZhuQue-2E, a rocket from the Chinese startup Landspace that used a methane-based fuel known "methalox" as its upper stage burned. Launched on May 17, the rocket took off from the Jiuquan Satellit…

Giant 'White Streak' Appears Over Multiple US States As Chinese Rocket Dumps Experimental Fuel In Space

At dawn on May 17, a bright white line appeared in the sky over at least seven U.S. states, leaving people curious. The event seen in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Missouri, Nebraska, Washington, and New Mexico was later found to be caused by a Chinese rocket fuel dump in space. The event occurred around 1:24 a.m. […] The post Giant ‘White Streak’ Appears Over Multiple US States As Chinese Rocket Dumps Experimental Fuel In Space appeared first on Wonde…