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Description	English: Enroute for docking, the 16-foot-long Russian docking compartment Pirs (the Russian word for pier) approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian Soyuz or Progress craft, as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities. Pirs was launched September 14, 2001 from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
Date	Taken on 17 September 2001
Source	http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=2430
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Image title	ISS003-E-5614 17 SEPTEMBER 2001. THE RUSSIAN DOCKING COMPARTMENT PIRS APPROACHES THE ISS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. THE PIRS WILL PROVIDE A DOCKING PORT FOR FUTURE RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT AS WELL AS AN AIRLOCK FOR EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES.
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