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Russia launches lab module to International Space Station

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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

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The launch of Nauka, also called the Multipurpose Laboratory Module, had been repeatedly delayed because of technical problems. It was initially scheduled to go up in 2007.

Holy crap, that's a long time ago!

The ISS is already nearing its expiration date by the time the package arrived, lol

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‘Specifics’, please:

“Before Nauka docks, one of the older modules, the Pirs spacewalking compartment, will need to be ‘removed & scrapped’…” -

cast adrift, dismantled, repurposed, returned to Earth, …?

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