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November 6th, 2021
Credit: Roscosmos
Russia is ready to loft its Prichal nodal module to the International Space Station. The hardware is part of the Progress M-UM transport cargo vehicle, set for departure on November 24, 2021 from the Baikonur launch site.
The developer of the nodal module is the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia named after S.P. Queen (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation). Credit: RKK Energia
The Prichal module is designed to increase the technical and operational capabilities of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. This module is to be docked to the nadir unit of the multipurpose laboratory module “Science.”
Prichal is designed to provide docking of up to five objects, ensuring the possibility of re-docking of products equipped with a re-docking manipulator from the axial port to the side port and vice versa, according to Roscosmos.
Credit: Roscosmos
Credit: Roscosmos
Credit: Roscosmos
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