On: Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to ...

[terom]

Had to re-read the photo caption a couple of times:

> A module that launched with the rocket, Tianhe, is expected to re-enter Earth's orbit on May 9.

I suppose having the space station module re-enter Earth orbit would be a good thing? I wonder if that would actually be a historical first :)

[mulmen → terom]

Not sure what you mean, didn’t Apollo do this in the 1960s?

[terom → mulmen]

Did any of the Apollo moon missions actually return into a (stable?) Earth orbit, as opposed to just direct atmospheric re-entry?