Russian Supply Ship Undocking & Destructive Reentry | International Space Station

Russian Supply Ship Undocking & Destructive Reentry | International Space Station 

The ISS Progress 81 resupply ship from Roscosmos (Russia) is pictured 266 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Kuril Islands after undocking from the Zvezda service module's rear port on Monday, Feb. 7, 2023. It would later reenter the Earth's atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean for a safe demise after completing an eight-month International Space Station resupply mission.

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Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Feb. 7, 2023

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