A reportedly out-of-control Chinese space station is expected to re-enter earth's atmosphere sometime this weekend, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has activated the state’s Emergency Operations Center in response.

While most of the space station is expected to burn up during re-entry, there is concern that debris could make landfall.

According to the Aerospace Corporation, the 8.5-ton space station could land along a strip of the United States from northern California to Pennsylvania, which includes the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

China’s Tiangong-1 space station is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere between March 29 and April 2.

Western space experts say they believe China has lost control of the station. China denies this but hasn't provided specifics on what, if anything, it's doing to guide the craft's re-entry.

Michigan's State Emergency Operations Center released the following information Thursday: