China's Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft, which delivered supplies to the Tiangong space station, successfully undocked and separated from the station on July 8, 2025, at 3:09 p.m. Beijing Time (0709 UTC). Following the separation, the cargo craft switched to independent flight in preparation for the upcoming Tianzhou-9 mission, scheduled for launch no earlier than July 14. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) confirmed that Tianzhou-8 subsequently performed a controlled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere on July 9, 2025, at 6:42 a.m. Beijing Time. During re-entry, most of the spacecraft's components burned up, with a small amount of debris safely falling into designated waters as planned.