Debris From China’s Sino-French Satellite Launch Falls Over Populated Area

A screengrab of the video shows a rocket booster falling, prompting residents to run for safety. A joint Sino-French mission aimed at studying Gamma-ray bursts turned hazardous as toxic rocket debris fell over a populated area early Saturday. The Long March 2C rocket, carrying the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) satellite, launched from Xichang Satellite