Russian "Progress MS-24" cargo spacecraft ends its mission and crashes into the Pacific Ocean

　　China News Service, Moscow, February 13 (Reporter Tian Bing) Roscosmos announced on the 13th that the Russian "Progress MS-24" cargo spacecraft ended its mission that day and left the International Space Station and entered the atmosphere. The unburned spacecraft components have been Crashed into non-navigable waters of the South Pacific.

　　According to the official website of Roscosmos, at 5:09 on the 13th Moscow time, the "Progress MS-24" cargo spacecraft separated from the Russian module "Zvezda" of the International Space Station. At 8:17, its propulsion system began to activate, the spacecraft deorbited and disintegrated in the atmosphere.

　　The "Progress MS-24" cargo spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan on August 23, 2023 by the "Soyuz-2.1A" launch vehicle, and delivered 2,500 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station, including various equipment, fuel, nitrogen, water, clothing and food, etc. While in orbit, the spacecraft's propulsion system assisted the International Space Station in eight orbital corrections, including one to avoid a possible collision between the International Space Station and space debris.

　　On December 1, 2023, the "Progress MS-25" cargo spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Space Launch Site by the "Soyuz-2.1a" carrier rocket, and on December 3, it connected with the "Russian module" of the International Space Station. Search" module to realize docking. The spacecraft transported 2,528 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station, including fuel, drinking water, food, nitrogen and various equipment.

　　Roscosmos stated that the "Progress MS-26" cargo spacecraft will fly from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station on February 15 and will dock with the Russian module "Zvezda". The "Progress MS-26" cargo spacecraft will transport 2,518 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station, including space station system equipment, scientific experiment equipment, fuel, nitrogen, clothing, food, water, medical and sanitary equipment, etc. (over)