Feb 8 2009
From The Space Library
Progress 31, a new digitally controlled Russian Progress M-01M-series cargo spacecraft, completed its mission when its remaining fragments fell into the Pacific Ocean after reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The craft had launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 26 November 2008, to deliver 2.5 tons (2,267 kilograms, or 2.27 tonnes) of cargo to the ISS, including scientific equipment and supplies of food, fuel, and water. The craft had undocked from the ISS on 6 February, undergoing tests at a safe distance from the space station before decommissioning.
RIA Novosti, “Russia’s Progress Cargo Spacecraft Undocks from ISS,” 6 February 2009; RIA Novosti, “Russia’s Progress Digital Cargo Spacecraft ‘Buried’ in Pacific,” 9 February 2009.
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