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NASA image: International Space Station (ISS)
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Sep 17, 2001

International Space Station (ISS)

Enroute for docking, the 16-foot-long Russian docking compartment Pirs (the Russian word for pier) approaches the...

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Jul 26, 2021

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VENERABLE SPACE STATION MODULE DEPARTS THE COMPLEX The unpiloted Pirs Docking Compartment, attached to the ISS...

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NASA image: PIRS Images
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Jan 1, 2001

PIRS Images

JSC2001-E-26680 --- One of a series of three photos of the next station module that will launch--the Russian Docking...

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NASA image: PIRS Images
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Jan 1, 2001

PIRS Images

JSC2001-E-26679 --- One of a series of three photos of the next station module that will launch--the Russian Docking...

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NASA image: Zamka in Pirs DC1
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Feb 11, 2010

Zamka in Pirs DC1

S130-E-007091 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, is pictured with a Russian Orlan...

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NASA image: View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three
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Sep 17, 2001

View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three

ISS003-E-5616 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian docking compartment Pirs approaches the International Space...

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NASA image: View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three
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Sep 17, 2001

View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three

ISS003-E-5614 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian docking compartment Pirs approaches the International Space...

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NASA image: View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three
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Sep 17, 2001

View of the Pirs Docking Compartment approaching the ISS during Expedition Three

ISS003-E-5612 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian docking compartment Pirs approaches the International Space...

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NASA image: Tyurin in Pirs prior to EVA 17A
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Feb 20, 2007

Tyurin in Pirs prior to EVA 17A

ISS014-E-14615 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's...

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NASA image: Cassidy with Vinogradov and Romanenko in Pirs
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Apr 17, 2013

Cassidy with Vinogradov and Romanenko in Pirs

ISS035-E-022379 (17 April 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Roman Romanenko (right) donned...

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NASA image: View of the docking approach of the Pirs Docking Compartment taken during Expedition Three
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Sep 17, 2001

View of the docking approach of the Pirs Docking Compartment taken during Expedition Three

ISS003-316-022 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian Docking Compartment named Pirs, the Russian word for pier,...

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NASA image: Johnson in the Pirs DC 1 during Joint Operations
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Mar 21, 2008

Johnson in the Pirs DC 1 during Joint Operations

S123-E-008341 (21 March 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot, is pictured in the Pirs Docking...

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NASA image: Kononenko near hatch in the Pirs DC 1
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Jan 19, 2012

Kononenko near hatch in the Pirs DC 1

ISS030-E-155928 (19 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured near...

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NASA image: Creamer in the Pirs DC-1 during Expedition 22
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Jan 8, 2010

Creamer in the Pirs DC-1 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-020762 (7 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with...

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NASA image: Williams with camera in the Pirs Docking Compartment (DC1).
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Jan 10, 2007

Williams with camera in the Pirs Docking Compartment (DC1).

ISS014-E-11438 (10 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, uses a still camera...

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NASA image: Kotov in the Pirs DC-1 during Expedition 22
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Jan 8, 2010

Kotov in the Pirs DC-1 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-020764 (7 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with...

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NASA image: Kotov in the Pirs DC-1 during Expedition 22
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Jan 12, 2010

Kotov in the Pirs DC-1 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-024459 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan...

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NASA image: View of the Service Module and Pirs taken during STS-108
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Oct 23, 2018

View of the Service Module and Pirs taken during STS-108

STS108-342-002 (5-17 December 2001) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the Pirs docking compartment on the...

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NASA image: Chiao appears as a small reflection in a helmet visor in the Pirs DC1
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Mar 22, 2005

Chiao appears as a small reflection in a helmet visor in the Pirs DC1

ISS010-E-21093 (22 March 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer,...

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NASA image: Williams and Kotov working in the Pirs DC 1 during Expedition 22
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Jan 21, 2010

Williams and Kotov working in the Pirs DC 1 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-036248 (21 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut...

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NASA image: Foreman moves through Pirs DC 1 hatch during Joint Operations
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Mar 23, 2008

Foreman moves through Pirs DC 1 hatch during Joint Operations

S123-E-008683 (23 March 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-123 mission specialist, moves through a hatch in the...

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NASA image: Inspection of Russian Orlan Space Suit in the Pirs module prior to Russian EVA
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Nov 14, 2006

Inspection of Russian Orlan Space Suit in the Pirs module prior to Russian EVA

ISS014-E-07859 (14 Nov. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 commander representing Russia's Federal...

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NASA image: Suraev works in the Pirs DC 1 during Expedition 22
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Jan 21, 2010

Suraev works in the Pirs DC 1 during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-036250 (21 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works in the Pirs...

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NASA image: Lopez-Alegria in Pirs prior to EVA 17A
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Feb 20, 2007

Lopez-Alegria in Pirs prior to EVA 17A

ISS014-E-14605 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station...

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