Poisk (ISS module)
Poisk (Russian: По́иск; lit. Search), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2), [Малый исследовательский модуль 2] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), or МИМ 2, is a docking module of the International Space Station. Its original name was Docking Module 2 ([Stykovochniy Otsek 2] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (SO-2)), as it is almost identical to Pirs already on the station.
The module was launched on November 10, 2009, 2:22 p.m. GMT,[1] attached to a modified Progress spacecraft, called Progress M-MRM2, on a Soyuz-U rocket. Poisk will dock to the zenith port of the Zvezda module on November 12, 2009, and will serve as an additional docking port for Soyuz and Progress spacecraft and as an airlock for spacewalks. Poisk will also provide extra space for scientific experiments, and provide power-supply outlets and data-transmission interfaces for two external scientific payloads to be developed by the Russian Academy of Sciences. The mass of the module is 4,000 kg. It has a diameter of 2.6 m and length of 4.6, providing 12.5 cubic meters of internal volume.[2][3]
The module was designed and built by RSC Energia.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "August 28, 2009. S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region". RSC Energia. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "Docking Compartment-1 and 2". Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "FAWG Planning Manifest" (Press release). NASA/NASASpaceflight.com. 2008-11-17.
{{cite press release}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
- ^ "International Space Station". RSC Energia. June 16–17, 2009.
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