Russia launches 'dock' to the International Space Station
Russia's Soyuz rocket on November 24 took off from southern Kazakhstan, carrying the Prichal spacecraft docking module to the ISS.
Russia's Soyuz rocket on November 24 took off from southern Kazakhstan, carrying the Prichal spacecraft docking module to the ISS.
The Soyuz rocket brings the "dock" of Russian spacecraft to the ISS
According to the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the launch took place at 20:06 on November 24, Hanoi time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Prichal - which means "dock" in Russian - is the second permanent addition to the Russian orbital segment on the ISS this year, following the arrival of the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
The journey of the new module will last two days and is expected to dock at the ISS at 22:26 on November 26, Hanoi time, when it will automatically pair the Nauka module.
Prichal weighs 5 tons, is 14m3 wide and has a total of 6 connection ports. Due to a portal attached to Nauka, it can hold up to 5 spaceships at the same time. During this flight, the module also carried a variety of goods to the ISS, including scientific instruments, food and personal belongings for astronauts.
Design the Prichal module.
The International Space Station will be "retired" after 2024, although NASA says it could remain operational until at least 2028. The Russian space agency is also planning to build an orbiter station. only me.
Launched in 1998 with the participation of Russia, the US, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency, the ISS is one of the largest international cooperation projects in the field of science and engineering. .
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