
Enroute for docking, the 16-foot-long Russian docking compartment Pirs (the Russian word for pier) approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian Soyuz or Progress craft, as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities. Pirs was launched September 14, 2001 from Baikonur in Russia.
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0202494
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September 17, 2001
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MSFC
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View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three
Sep 17, 2001
View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three
Sep 17, 2001
View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three
Sep 17, 2001
Chiao appears as a small reflection in a helmet visor in the Pirs DC1
Mar 22, 2005