The 20-year-old docking compartment is now the first ISS module to be decommissioned and removed from the space station. Reading time 2 minutes The Russian segment of the International Space Station ...

A Russian Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station early Monday, taking with it the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment to clear the way for Thursday's ...

Almost 20 years after arriving at the International Space Station (ISS), the Pirs docking module departed the orbiting outpost earlier this week before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Also known as ...

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet watched from the International Space Station as Russia's Pirs module was discarded on June 26 and raced towards its death in Earth's atmosphere. The stunning video shows Pirs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station early Monday, taking with it the two-decades-old Pirs ...

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The space station module was retired on July 26 after 20 years of service on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs (DC1) was undocked from the Russian Zvezda module and ...