The 20-year-old docking compartment is now the first ISS module to be decommissioned and removed from the space station. Reading time 2 minutes The Russian segment of the International Space Station ...

A Russian Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station early Monday, taking with it the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment to clear the way for Thursday's ...

Almost 20 years after arriving at the International Space Station (ISS), the Pirs docking module departed the orbiting outpost earlier this week before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Also known as ...

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet watched from the International Space Station as Russia's Pirs module was discarded on June 26 and raced towards its death in Earth's atmosphere. The stunning video shows Pirs ...

A Russian Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station early Monday, taking with it the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment to clear the way for Thursday's ...

It's been part of the International Space Station for nearly 20 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For nearly 20 years, ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The ...

Update for July 25: The Pirs undocking has reportedly been pushed back another day, to Monday (July 26). The departure of Russia's Pirs module from the International Space Station has been delayed ...

NEW YORK — A pair of cosmonauts completed a six-hour spacewalk Feb. 16 to prepare the international space station for the arrival of a new Russian module next year. Russian spacefliers Oleg Kononenko ...

The space station module was retired on July 26 after 20 years of service on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs (DC1) was undocked from the Russian Zvezda module and ...

This artist’s concept shows the International Space Station when its assembly sequence is completed in 2004, including minor changes to the final station configuration agreed upon by international ...