Russian Cargo Ship Departs the International Space Station

Russ­ian Car­go Ship Departs the Inter­na­tion­al Space Station



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The unpilot­ed Russ­ian ISS Progress 61 car­go ship undocked from the aft port of the Zvez­da Ser­vice Mod­ule of the Inter­na­tion­al Space Sta­tion March 30, head­ed for a reen­try into the Earth’s atmos­phere and a fiery demise over the Pacif­ic Ocean. The resup­ply craft arrived at the sta­tion last Octo­ber car­ry­ing more than three tons of sup­plies for the station’s res­i­dents. Now loaded with trash, the Progress depart­ed the sta­tion for sev­er­al days of engi­neer­ing tests by Russ­ian flight con­trollers before it is deor­bit­ed April 8 to burn up in the Earth’s atmos­phere. A new Progress will launch to the sta­tion from the Baikonur Cos­mod­rome in Kaza­khstan on March 31.



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