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  This story has been updated with the latest estimate for when the space station could fall.
  
  A defunct Chinese space station is expected to plunge to Earth from its orbital perch in early April.
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  will mostly burn up as it plummets through Earth's atmosphere. Some fragments could survive the fiery reentry, but experts say the risk to humans on the ground is small.
  
  "I personally wouldn't be fearful at all about being struck
  said Dr. William Ailor, principal engineer for the Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies at Aerospace.
  
  But figuring out exactly where debris from Tiagong-1 could end up is no small task.
  
  "It's challenging to predict the time of reentry, and even more challenging to get the location," Abraham said. "One thing we do know is that [Tiangong-1] will reenter between 43 degrees North and 43 degrees South latitude, but beyond that we don't know the precise location."

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This story has been updated with the latest estimate for when the space station could fall. <br /> <br /> A defunct Chinese space station is expected to plunge to Earth from its orbital perch in early April. <br /> Sharp AR 6020D <br /> <a href="http://dghd-9.com/a/qiwen/597.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dghd-9.com/a/qiwen/597.html</a> <br /> will mostly burn up as it plummets through Earth's atmosphere. Some fragments could survive the fiery reentry, but experts say the risk to humans on the ground is small. <br /> <br /> "I personally wouldn't be fearful at all about being struck <br /> said Dr. William Ailor, principal engineer for the Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies at Aerospace. <br /> <br /> But figuring out exactly where debris from Tiagong-1 could end up is no small task. <br /> <br /> "It's challenging to predict the time of reentry, and even more challenging to get the location," Abraham said. "One thing we do know is that [Tiangong-1] will reenter between 43 degrees North and 43 degrees South latitude, but beyond that we don't know the precise location."</div>

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