A space truck "Progress M-18M" undocked from the ISS - Reuters

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MOSCOW, July 26 – RIA Novosti. space truck ‘Progress M-18M “undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and left for his final journey to the” cemetery of spaceships “located in the Non-Navigational area of ??the Pacific Ocean, told RIA Novosti the Mission Control Center (MCC).

cargo ship “Progress M-20M” will start on time, said Popovkin

“Engines cargo ship 03.53 MSK will be launched on braking.” Progress M-18M “, gradually reducing speed and orbit flight today will enter the Earth’s atmosphere, where it will burn. Fragments space truck in the drive at 04.42 MSK non-navigational area of ??the Pacific Ocean “- a spokesman said.

on to replace “Progress M-18M” will be sent to the ship “Progress M-20M”, the launch of which is scheduled for July 28 at 00.45 MSK from Baikonur. “Progress M-20M” again will revert to the flight to the ISS on the “short” a six-hour scheme. It was tested on cargo ships, then to test it during the flight of manned spacecraft “Soyuz”. To date, two manned “Soyuz” successfully flew to the ISS on a “short” circuit.