The damaged spacecraft Progress MS-21 is ejected from the International Space Station (ISS).
According to Roscosmos, the ship left the Poisk module at 05:26 (MSK). Soon, the astronauts will deploy the ship to photograph the site of the damage.
In “Progress” there are removed cargoes and used equipment.
The inclusion of the engines to get the ship out of orbit is scheduled for 07:03 (MSK). Then most of the “Progress” will burn up in the atmosphere and the rest will spill out into the Pacific Ocean.
It was previously reported that Roskosmos continues to investigate the cause of the depressurization of the thermal control system of the Progress MS-21 spacecraft, which occurred on the ISS on February 11.
Violation of the production technology of the Russian divisions of the International Space Station probable cause Depressurization of the Progress MS-21 cargo ship.