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C-SPAN experiences a series of technical difficulties during a call-in segment, leading to dropped lines from viewers in Texas and Pennsylvania. Separately, news reports highlight the re-entry of Chinese space debris, initially described in terrifying terms despite the statistical probability of being struck by such debris being roughly six in ten trillion. The odds are compared unfavorably to winning the Powerball lottery.
Chinese Rocket Re-entry, Space Junk Regulation Debate
A 24-ton Chinese rocket stage makes an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, landing in the Indian Ocean. NPR reports on the incident, highlighting calls for greater international regulation of space debris. The hosts use the inability of scientists to predict the exact landing time or location to question the accuracy of long-term climate change models.
