Russian lab module Nauka successfully docks on International Space Station The module will be a new science facility, docking port and spacewalk airlock for future operations. 29 July, 2021 13:57
A Russian lab module that will provide more room for experiments and the International Space Station (ISS) crew has successfully docked on the ISS.
The Nauka module launched on July 21 on board the Proton-M booster rocket from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
After eight days in free-flight the uncrewed 43ft-long module linked up to the port on the Earth-facing Russian segment of the ISS at 2.29pm on Thursday.
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Russian lab module Nauka successfully docks on International Space Station
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Russia successfully delivers its Nauka laboratory upgrade module to the ISS
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