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PIRS DOCKING MODULE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pirs docking compartment
1, record 1, English, Pirs%20docking%20compartment
proposal, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Russian docking compartment 2, record 1, English, Russian%20docking%20compartment
correct
- Pirs docking module 3, record 1, English, Pirs%20docking%20module
correct
- Russian Pirs docking module 4, record 1, English, Russian%20Pirs%20docking%20module
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Docking Compartment, also known as Pirs ("Pier") or Docking Module, provides the airlock for the spacewalks from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, ISS. The module features a large hatch, 1 meter in diameter, allowing spacesuited cosmonauts to exit and return to the station. (NASA developed its own, larger airlock for the US segment of the outpost.) 5, record 1, English, - Pirs%20docking%20compartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Russian Docking Compartment also provides a third docking port for the arriving Russian spacecraft. Without Docking Compartment, the Russian manned Soyuz and Progress cargo ships can dock either to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, or to the Earth-facing (nadir) port of the Zarya control module. 5, record 1, English, - Pirs%20docking%20compartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pirs docking compartment: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 1, record 1, English, - Pirs%20docking%20compartment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compartiment Pirs
1, record 1, French, compartiment%20Pirs
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compartiment d'amarrage Pirs 2, record 1, French, compartiment%20d%27amarrage%20Pirs
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- compartiment d'amarrage russe Pirs 3, record 1, French, compartiment%20d%27amarrage%20russe%20Pirs
correct, masculine noun
- compartiment d'amarrage russe 4, record 1, French, compartiment%20d%27amarrage%20russe
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pilote Vladimir Dejourov et l'ingénieur de vol Mikhaïl Tiourine ont ouvert pour la première fois l'écoutille du compartiment d'amarrage Pirs à 9 h 23, heure du Centre (1423 TU), afin de raccorder des câbles de transmission télémétrique et de données entre le compartiment Pirs et le module de service Zvezda auquel il s'est amarré il y a trois semaines. Les deux cosmonautes ont également installé des rampes, une échelle d'accès, un mât de charge, une cible d'amarrage et une antenne de navigation automatisée. 5, record 1, French, - compartiment%20Pirs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compartiment Pirs; compartiment d'amarrage Pirs: termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 6, record 1, French, - compartiment%20Pirs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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