--- title: "See a Russian Cargo Spaceship Disintegrating During Reentry" description: "After spending seven months attached to the ISS, Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 76P MS-15 dropped back down to Earth to burn up in the atmosphere." date: "2021-02-11" modified: "2021-02-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/russian-cargo-spaceship-disintegrate-reentry" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" tags: - "international space station" - "iss" - "Roscosmos" - "the digest" --- # See a Russian Cargo Spaceship Disintegrating During Reentry ![After spending seven months attached to the ISS, Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 76P MS-15 dropped back down to Earth to burn up in the atmosphere.]() *\Image: Ivan Vagner via Twitter\* ## Burning Up After spending seven months attached to the International Space Station, Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 76P MS-15 dropped back down to Earth on Tuesday to burn up in the atmosphere. It's a spectacular event that was caught on camera by JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who traveled to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon in November. "Farewell, Progress 76P MS-15!" the Japanese astronaut wrote in a tweet accompanying the photo. "Russian cargo spacecraft undocked from ISS, and successfully burned up." https://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi/status/1359071505230012419 ## Resupply MS-15 launched to the ISS back in July in record time, taking just three hours and 18 minutes to make the trip. The robotic spacecraft brought supplies and scientific equipment to the station. Some of the cargo ship's parts will actually make it back down to Earth after its fiery reentry. MS-15's "non-combustible fragments" will sink into a "non-navigable region of the South Pacific," according to a [Roscosmos statement](). ## Next Up Russia's next cargo vehicle, called MS-16 and loaded up with 600 kilograms of fuel, 420 liters of drinking water, and 1,400 kilograms of scientific equipment and materials, is already being prepared for a February 15 launch, according to the Russian space agency. MS-16 will also carry "a set of adhesive bond reinforced linings" to seal [leaks]() that were spotted in the Russian Zvezda module of the space station last year. **READ MORE:** [A Russian 'space truck' just burst into flames on purpose and the photo is amazing]() **More on Russia's launches:***[RUSSIA LAUNCHES FINAL SOYUZ WITH NASA ASTRONAUTS ABOARD]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()