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"We're tracking it. We're following it as closely as we can. It's just a little too soon right now to know where it's going to go or what if anything can be done about that," a U.S. Space Command spokesman told reporters.

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What Goes Up Must Come Down — Including A Giant Chinese Rocket Plunging Toward Earth

11:06pm May 06, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into the Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around May 8.

Vice President Pence speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council last week in Chantilly, Va. Pence and President Trump have pushed hard for the establishment of a separate Space Force — and they hope the revival of U.S. Space Command will help

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White House Hopes Revived Space Command Is One Giant Leap Toward Proposed Space Force

1:54pm August 29, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to formally reestablish the U.S. Space Command on Thursday. It's not the Space Force they want, but they intend it as a step in that direction.

Vice President Pence announced the revival of the U.S. Space Command, saying Tuesday that it will oversee more than 18,000 military and civilian personnel who currently work "in space operations for our national security."

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Trump Revives U.S. Space Command As Pence Unveils Plan In Florida

1:35pm December 18, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"A new era of American national security in space begins today," the vice president said at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.