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April 24, 2013

Russia to Deorbit ISS Pirs Module in 2013
Korolyov, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 23, 2013
Russia plans to deorbit and sink its Pirs docking module of the International Space Station later this year, a high-ranking official with the Russian space corporation RKK Energia said on Friday. Alexander Kaleri, the head of the company's scientific technical center, said undocking and deorbiting Pirs will take place before a new Russian module docks with the station. Alexander Derechin, RKK Energia deputy chief designer said in late March the launch of the multirole laboratory module (MLM) is te ... read more

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