Poisk (ISS module)

Poisk
Poisk attached to the ISS prior to the separation of its propulsion unit
Module statistics
Part ofInternational Space Station
Launch date10 November 2009, 02:22 UTC
Launch vehicleSoyuz-U / Progress No. 302
Docked12 November 2009, 15:41 UTC (Zvezda zenith)
Mass3,670 kg (8,090 lb)
Length4.049 m (13.28 ft)
Diameter2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Pressurised volume14.8 m3 (520 cu ft)
Configuration

Diagram of the Poisk module

Poisk (Russian: Поиск, lit. 'Search'), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2, Russian: Малый исследовательский модуль 2), is a docking module of the International Space Station (ISS). Added in 2009, Poisk was the first major Russian addition to the International Space Station since 2001.[1] Poisk is overall the same design as the docking module Pirs.[2] Whereas Pirs was attached to the nadir ("bottom") port of Zvezda, Poisk is attached to the zenith ("top"); Pirs was closer to the Earth with the ISS in its usual orientation, and Poisk is on the other side. Poisk is Russian for explore or search.[3][4] Poisk combines various docking, EVA, and science capabilities.[5] It has two egress hatches for EVAs in addition to the two spacecraft docking ports.[6] Although Poisk is designated as Mini-Research Module 2, it arrived before Mini-Research Module 1 (Rassvet), which had a different design; Poisk looks more like the Pirs docking port, which is not designated as a mini-research module.

  1. ^ "Docking Compartment-1 and 2". Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "New Russian Module Poised to Launch Toward Space Station". Space.com. 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Poisk module adds room to International Space Station".
  5. ^ "Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Poisk module adds room to International Space Station".
  6. ^ "Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Poisk module adds room to International Space Station".