Watch a Russian spacecraft burn up in Earth's atmosphere from space station
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The Pirs docking compartment was ferried down to Earth's atmosphere by the Progress 77 spacecraft after undocking from the International Space Station on July 26, 2021. ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured footage of its destruction during atmospheric reentry. Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-station-pirs-module-deorbit-video
Credit: ESA / Thomas Pesquet / Roscosmos | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)
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