The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-23 burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on November 29, 2023. The astronauts on board the International Space Station witnessed this directly and published a photo, UNN reports.
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Last week , the Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-23 departed the International Space Station (ISS) with a cargo of equipment and household waste.
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NASA astronaut Jasmine Mogbeli managed to photograph the ship burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
"It happened faster than I thought - only 2-3 minutes. It reminded me a little bit of fireworks, especially when it disintegrated," Mogbeli wrote in X.
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Russia said that most of the ship and its contents burned up high above the Earth, but some of the remains fell into the Pacific Ocean.
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Such disposal is standard practice for disposable cargo ships departing the ISS. Two of the three spacecraft currently used to deliver cargo - Russia's Progress and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus - burn up in the atmosphere after completing their mission.
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Last month, NASA SpaceX launched its 29th commercial mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). Scientific equipment for experiments and technological demonstrations, as well as other necessary supplies were sent to the station.