The new Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), also known as Poisk, launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Tuesday at 9:22 a.m. EST.
Credit: Roscosmos/Vesti
Thursday at 10:44 a.m., the MRM2 will dock to the space-facing port of the Zvezda service module. Poisk is a Russian term that translates to search, seek and explore.
Credit: Roscosmos/Vesti
Poisk will provide an additional docking port for visiting Russian spacecraft as well as will serve as an extra airlock for spacewalkers wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits.