The Russian National Space Group announced on February 19 that the "Progress MS-21" cargo ship, which was damaged by coolant leakage, fell into the Pacific Ocean on the 19th after separating from the International Space Station.
According to the information released by the Russian National Space Group, the "Progress MS-21" spacecraft left the International Space Station at 5:26 Moscow time on the 18th (10:26 Beijing time on the 18th) and flew in orbit for a period of time under the remote control of astronauts. The spacecraft left orbit and entered the atmosphere on the 19th, and the unburned spacecraft components fell into the non-navigation waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The Russian National Space Group said on the 11th that the "Progress MS-21" cargo spacecraft had coolant leakage, but the leakage accident did not endanger the health and safety of the astronauts stationed at the International Space Station. Since the cause of the coolant leakage of the cargo spacecraft has not yet been identified, the Russian National Space Group announced on the 13th that the launch plan of the "Soyuz MS-23" manned spacecraft was postponed.
The "Progress MS-21" cargo ship lifted off from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan on October 26 last year and completed docking with the International Space Station on October 28. The spacecraft delivered 2.5 tons of cargo to the space station, including various equipment, fuel, compressed nitrogen, water and food. According to the plan, the spacecraft should finish the mission of the International Space Station on February 18.
Russia's "progressive MS" series cargo spaceship is dedicated to providing services for orbital stations, including transporting various materials. This series of cargo spaceships can not be recycled. After completing the replenishment task, astronauts will fill the spaceship with various domestic garbage and waste generated on the space station, and the spaceship will then be destroyed by itself after leaving orbit.
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