Watch a Russian spacecraft burn up in Earth’s atmosphere from space station

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: Credit: ESA / Thomas Pesquet / Roscosmos | edited by ’s Steve Spaleta ()