China's out-of-control space station with 'highly toxic' chemical will crash into Earth in March

[rangerrebew]

China's out-of-control space station with 'highly toxic' chemical will crash into Earth in March
 
By : Kukil Bora
 
January 2, 2018 19:56 IST
 

China's Tiangong-1 space station, which has been completely out of control for months now, is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere around March. However, the most dangerous part about its tumble towards the planet is not the actual impact of the debris, but a "highly toxic" chemical on board the spacecraft that could survive re-entry.

The potentially hazardous substance, called hydrazine, is used in rocket fuel, and long-term exposure is believed to cause cancer in humans. Although most of the Tiangong-1 space station will burn up while plunging back to the Earth's atmosphere, about 10 to 40 percent of the spacecraft is likely to survive the re-entry and hit the ground as debris, some of which may contain hydrazine.

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chinas-out-control-space-station-highly-toxic-chemical-will-crash-into-earth-march-755395

[WingNot]

Into everyone's life a little toxic waste must fall.

[GtHawk]

Wouldn't it be cool if we could somehow use an old satellite to nudge it into a trajectory to return home

[WingNot]

Wouldn't it be cool if we could somehow use an old satellite to nudge it into a trajectory to return home

I like the way you think.  You have a future here at TBR.

[Frank Cannon]

China's out-of-control space station with 'highly toxic' chemical will crash into Earth in March

It's already landed....