Questions tagged [pirs]
Questions about the Pirs docking module at the ISS.
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What are these two devices extending from each end of the Progress MS16 cargo ship's solar panels?
CNET's See astronaut's wild view of a discarded ISS module burning up includes the image below. I've cropped, magnified and sharpened bits from each end of the Progress module's solar panels to reveal ...
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Into what non-navigable Pacific Ocean area did structural elements of the Progress MS16 cargo ship & Pirs module fall? Are there maps of these areas?
This recent Roscosmos tweet (found in CNET's See astronaut's wild view of a discarded ISS module burning up) says:
The non-combustible structural elements of the #ProgressMS16 cargo ship and the #...
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What capacity will be lost by deorbiting Pirs
Nauka should, hopefully this year, replace the ISS' Pirs module.
While Nauka is already pretty old, I suspect it will bring a lot of interesting features to the space station.
However, Pirs might have ...
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How many airlocks does the ISS have?
In this context, I mean, a way to get out of the station, without depressurizing the entire station.
The obvious ones are:
Quest airlock on Unity (Node 1).
Pirs (DC-1) airlock
Does Poisk (DC-2? Or ...
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What is the airlock on Rassvet meant for?
When NASA launched Rassvet (DCM - Docking and Cargo Module) on a shuttle, it carried a small airlock attached. NASA was under contract to deliver 1.4 tonnes of equipment for the MLM Nauka.
Nauka, ...
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