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 ...

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On Monday, July 26th, astronauts bid farewell to one of the space stations' oldest modules. After almost twenty years of service, the module had a fiery finale as the crew watched it depart the ISS ...

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 ...

Russia's old Pirs module (safely) went down in flames. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From his perch on the International Space ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. The Progress MS-16 resupply ship with the Pirs module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) has undocked from the orbital outpost’s Zvezda service ...

Thomas Pesquet : So long DC1! ? After almost twenty years of service, instead of getting a medal , one of the Space Station’s oldest modules got a little trip through the atmosphere. Check these pics: ...