The Russian Progress MS-21 spacecraft, which broke down while tethered to the International Space Station, was destroyed during a controlled descent over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday, citing the Interfax news agency. , reports DPA.

“Today, the Progress MS-21 spacecraft left orbit, entered the atmosphere and disintegrated. The elements of its structure, which did not burn up after entering the atmosphere, fell into the Pacific Ocean, in a zone where there is no sea traffic,” Roscosmos reported.

This cargo ship docked with the ISS in October 2022. On February 11, 2023, a leak was discovered in the Russian capsule, which was already filled with debris, which led to the loss of coolant.

On Saturday, the Russian capsule detached from the ISS, made a spin and its appearance was photographed from aboard the ISS. No visible damage was found. However, a government panel decided that the Progress MS-21 vehicle should be destroyed in a controlled crash as a precaution.

Russian engineers are dealing with another similar problem at the ISS these days after a leak was discovered aboard the Soyuz MS-22 space capsule in December.

The Soyuz MS-22 capsule was supposed to return the crew of cosmonauts to Earth. But Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, as well as NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, will have to wait for the arrival of the new space capsule, which is scheduled for March 2023 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (Source Agerpres) (Source photo) Dreamtime)