China's Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft meets fiery demise in record-setting mission

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China's Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft, which set a new world record for rendezvous and docking with a space station, has completed its tasks and been intentionally deorbited over the South Pacific. The majority of the spacecraft likely burned up during reentry, with some components falling into the ocean. This was the fourth supply mission to China's Tiangong space station, and China plans to launch Tianzhou spacecraft every eight months to keep the station occupied for at least 10 years.
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