Commentary After days of mounting frustration with China’s refusal to account for its out-of-control 21-ton Long March-5 booster stage, newly-confirmed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Director, the former astronaut and Senator Bill Nelson, called out the Chinese regime with some needed criticism. In a press release posted on the NASA webpage on May 8, Nelson stated, “Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations. It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris.” Since its launch into orbit on April 29, the Long March-5 booster stage had been in an uncontrolled descent. But keeping in character, neither the Chinese space program nor Beijing made any effort to brief foreign governments on its errant space debris, offering no explanation until criticism emerged from the West. The Long March-5 booster …