Russia’s Progress M-08M cargo spacecraft has been undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and will be sunk in the southern Pacific, at the “spaceship cemetery” near Christmas Island.
A spokesperson for Russian Mission Control said, An order for the undocking was given at 3.40 Moscow time (0.40 GMT) and the space carrier was undocked from the Pirs module.
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The Progress series of spacecraft form a prominent part of Russia’s space cargo fleet.
The spacecraft are also used to adjust the ISS’s orbit and undertake experiments, according to RIA Novosti.
