Enroute for docking, the 16-foot-long Russian docking compartment Pirs (the Russian word for pier) approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian Soyuz or Progress craft, as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities. Pirs was launched September 14, 2001 from Baikonur in Russia.

JSC2001-E-26680 --- One of a series of three photos of the next station module that will launch--the Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs, the Russian word for pier. The module is planned for launch from Baikonur Sept. 14, and to dock with the station on Sept. 16. It will serve as a Russian airlock for the station and also will provide a docking port for Soyuz or Progress craft arriving at the station. This image shows the Pirs under construction at Energia in Moscow.

JSC2001-E-26679 --- One of a series of three photos of the next station module that will launch--the Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs, the Russian word for pier. The module is planned for launch from Baikonur Sept. 14, and to dock with the station on Sept. 16. It will serve as a Russian airlock for the station and also will provide a docking port for Soyuz or Progress craft arriving at the station. This image shows the Pirs under construction at Energia in Moscow.

S130-E-007091 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, is pictured with a Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

ISS003-E-5612 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian docking compartment Pirs approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian spacecraft as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities (EVA).

ISS003-E-5616 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian docking compartment Pirs approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian spacecraft as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities (EVA).

ISS003-E-5614 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian docking compartment Pirs approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian spacecraft as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities (EVA).

ISS014-E-14615 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, performs a Russian Orlan spacesuit fit check in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The Expedition 14 crewmembers are two days away from their final scheduled spacewalk.

ISS035-E-022379 (17 April 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Roman Romanenko (right) donned their Orlan spacesuits once again on the International Space Station on April 17. The two are seen with NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy outside the Pirs Docking Compartment airlock during a suited ?dry run? dress rehearsal of the procedures they will conduct during a scheduled April 19 spacewalk. Cassidy will remain inside the orbiting complex throughout the spacewalk.

ISS003-316-022 (17 September 2001) --- The Russian Docking Compartment named Pirs, the Russian word for pier, approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Pirs will provide a docking port for future Russian spacecraft as well as an airlock for extravehicular activities (EVA).

S123-E-008341 (21 March 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station.

ISS022-E-020764 (7 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment and Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-155928 (19 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured near a hatch in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-020762 (7 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment and Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS014-E-11438 (10 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, uses a still camera at a window in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-024459 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

STS108-342-002 (5-17 December 2001) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

ISS022-E-036248 (21 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams (background), commander, work in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS010-E-21093 (22 March 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, appears as a small reflection in a helmet visor in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS022-E-036250 (21 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

S123-E-008683 (23 March 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-123 mission specialist, moves through a hatch in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station.

ISS014-E-07859 (14 Nov. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, works with a sleeve of a Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS014-E-14607 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, performs a Russian Orlan spacesuit fit check in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The Expedition 14 crewmembers are two days away from their final scheduled spacewalk.

ISS014-E-14605 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, performs a Russian Orlan spacesuit fit check in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The Expedition 14 crewmembers are two days away from their final scheduled spacewalk.

ISS014-E-14612 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, performs a Russian Orlan spacesuit fit check in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The Expedition 14 crewmembers are two days away from their final scheduled spacewalk.

ISS014-E-14616 (20 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, perform a Russian Orlan spacesuit fit check in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The Expedition 14 crewmembers are two days away from their final scheduled spacewalk.

S117-E-07131 (12 June 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, poses with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

S123-E-008339 (21 March 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takao Doi, STS-123 mission specialist, holds a still camera in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station.

ISS013-E-71925 (16 Aug. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, removes light screen guards during in-flight maintenance (IFM) in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS003-E-6220 (4 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer, prepares the Russian Orlan space suit for a spacewalk, scheduled later in the week from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Dezhurov represents Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS003-E-6217 (4 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer, prepares the Russian Orlan space suit for an upcoming spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Dezhurov represents Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS008-E-17187 (26 February 2004) --- This view shows a duo of Russian Orlan space suit lower torsos stowed in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS) following completion of an extravehicular activity (EVA) conducted by the Expedition 8 crew. A tool caddy is attached to each suit.

ISS003-E-6239 (5 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer, prepares the Russian Orlan space suit for an upcoming spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Dezhurov represents Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS003-E-6243 (5 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer, prepares the Russian Orlan space suit for an upcoming spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Dezhurov represents Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

S117-E-07132 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, poses with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

ISS022-E-023761 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, reads a checklist in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-023775 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS010-E-21214 (23 March 2005) --- Cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Expedition 10 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, poses with Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The final spacewalk for Expedition 10 is scheduled for March 28.

ISS010-E-25250 (18 April 2005) --- A blanket of clouds provides the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft, docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). The scene was photographed by an Expedition 10 crewmember.

ISS022-E-023629 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, poses for a photo with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-023626 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, poses for a photo with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-023623 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, poses for a photo with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS013-E-43101 (26 June 2006) --- Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, works on a panel in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-036258 (21 Jan. 2010) --- Wearing communication headgear, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-023617 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with a Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-023610 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with a Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS003-E-5617 (16 September 2001) --- Appearing almost as a silhouette backdropped against Earth's horizon, the Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs (the Russian word for pier), approaches the International Space Station (ISS). One of the Expedition Three crew members, using a digital still camera with a 70mm lens, recorded the image from onboard the orbital outpost. The vehicle was launched on September 14, 2001 and docking occurred on September 16.

ISS017-E-010976 (10 July 2008) --- Attired in a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 flight engineer, holds a canister in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The canister contains the pyrotechnic bolt retrieved from the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft during the spacewalk on July 10.

ISS003-E-5620 (16 September 2001) --- The Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs (the Russian word for pier), is only seconds away from docking with the International Space Station (ISS). One of the Expedition Three crew members, using a digital still camera with a 35mm lens, recorded the image from onboard the orbital outpost. The vehicle was launched on September 14, 2001 and docking occurred on September 16.

ISS003-E-6264 (5 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer, wears the Russian Orlan space suit as he prepares for an upcoming spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). The first spacewalk is scheduled for October 8, 2001 which will be the first extravehicular activity (EVA) from the station without a Space Shuttle present. Dezhurov represents Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS003-E-5678 (16 September 2001) --- The Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs, the Russian word for pier, approaches the International Space Station (ISS). One of the Expedition Three crew members, using a digital still camera with a 180mm lens, recorded the image from onboard the orbital outpost. The vehicle was launched on September 14, 2001 and docking occurred on September 16.

ISS003-E-5615 (16 September 2001) --- Appearing almost as a silhouette against Earth, the Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs (the Russian word for pier), approaches the International Space Station (ISS). One of the Expedition Three crew members, using a digital still camera with a 70mm lens, recorded the image from onboard the orbital outpost. The vehicle was launched on September 14, 2001 and docking occurred on September 16.

ISS003-E-6218 (4 October 2001) --- Cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin (left) and Vladimir N. Dezhurov, both Expedition Three flight engineers, prepare the Russian Orlan space suit for an upcoming spacewalk from Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Tyurin and Dezhurov represent Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS005-E-10873 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS003-E-6261 (5 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition Three flight engineer, wears the Russian Orlan space suit as he prepares for an upcoming spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). The first spacewalk is scheduled for October 8, 2001 which will be the first extravehicular activity (EVA) from the station without a Space Shuttle present. Tyurin represents Rosaviakosmos. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

iss072e576226 (Jan. 28, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-26 crew ship that launched NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner to the International Space Station is pictued docked to the orbital outpost's Rassvet module. At left, is the Pirs docking compartment where Soyuz crew ships and Progress cargo craft can also dock.

ISS005-E-10866 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS003-E-5677 (16 September 2001) --- The Russian Docking Compartment, named Pirs, the Russian word for pier, approaches the International Space Station (ISS). One of the Expedition Three crew members, using a digital still camera with a 180mm lens, recorded the image from onboard the orbital outpost. The vehicle was launched on September 14, 2001 and docking occurred on September 16.

ISS005-E-19567 (4 November 2002) --- A Soyuz spacecraft, which carried the Soyuz 5 taxi crew, is docked to the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). The new Soyuz TMA-1 vehicle was designed to accommodate larger or smaller crewmembers, and is equipped with upgraded computers, a new cockpit control panel and improved avionics. The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene.

S121-E-06531 (13 July 2006) --- Astronauts Michael E. Fossum (left) and Piers J. Sellers, both STS-121 mission specialists, look out a window in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.

ISS010-E-21181 (23 March 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, works with the Russian Orlan Interface Unit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The final spacewalk for Expedition 10 is scheduled for March 28.

ISS009-E-21165 (1 September 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, poses with his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The container for the pump panel is in the foreground.

ISS008-E-05881 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05884 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS009-E-10915 (10 June 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured with his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). Extravehicular activity (EVA) is scheduled for June 24.

ISS010-E-21187 (23 March 2005) --- Cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Expedition 10 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, works with the Russian Orlan Interface Unit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The final spacewalk for Expedition 10 is scheduled for March 28.

ISS008-E-22401 (2 March 2004) --- This view, taken during Expedition 8 extravehicular activity (EVA), shows the Pirs Docking Compartment Portable Work Station and the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station (ISS), backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon.

ISS008-E-05896 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, enters a Soyuz spacecraft from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS009-E-10912 (10 June 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, is pictured with his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). Extravehicular activity (EVA) is scheduled for June 24.

ISS008-E-05880 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit (right), is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS013-E-29294 (1 June 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, checks out his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station prior to today’s session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

This image acquired by NASA Terra spacecraft on Oct. 11, 2005, depicts a 30-kilometer 19-mile wide region southeast of the epicenter of the magnitude 7.6 Pakistan earthquake, between Muzaffarabad and Uri in the Pir Punjal range of Kashmir.

ISS009-E-21155 (1 September 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, pose with their Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The container for the pump panel is in the foreground.

ISS009-E-28562 (2 August 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, pose with their Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS005-E-10864 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonauts Sergei Y. Treschev and Valery G. Korzun (partially out of frame), Expedition Five flight engineer and mission commander, respectively, attired in their thermal undergarments prior to donning Russian Orlan spacesuits, prepare for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Treschev and Korzun represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS009-E-21156 (1 September 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, pose with their Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The container for the pump panel is in the foreground.

ISS005-E-10878 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Treschev represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS013-E-29003 (1 June 2006) --- The Progress 20 supply vehicle, docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember during today’s spacewalk. Progress 20 will remain docked until mid-June. It will be used to stow trash, and its supply of oxygen will help replenish the station’s atmosphere. A blue and white Earth and the blackness of space provided the backdrop for this image.

ISS009-E-10922 (10 June 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, commander representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, pose for a photo with their Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). Extravehicular activity (EVA) is scheduled for June 24.

ISS013-E-28593 (30 May 2006) --- Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, look over a checklist in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station as they prepare for a spacewalk scheduled for June 1.

ISS010-E-21194 (23 March 2005) --- Cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Expedition 10 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, looks over a procedures checklist while working with the Russian Orlan Interface Unit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The final spacewalk for Expedition 10 is scheduled for March 28.

ISS005-E-10882 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

iss056e131016 (Aug. 10, 2018) --- A Russian Orlan spacesuit is pictured inside the Pirs airlock ahead of a planned Aug. 15 Russian spacewalk with cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev. The Pirs airlock is where Russian spacewalks are staged.

iss048e045888 (07/29/2016) --- The visual scope looking down at the Pirs docking compartment on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. Currently seen docked to Pirs is the ISS Progress 64 cargo craft, which delivered over 3 tons of food, fuel and supplies to the crew of Expedition 48

ISS039-E-000021 (11 March 2014) --- With darkness in the Zvezda Service Module, the view outside two windows in the module photographed in the early hours of Expedition 39, an Earth horizon (left) and portions of the Pirs Docking Compartment are visible. In the right window, part of a Strela crane and part of an antenna, both attached to the Pirs, can be seen.

ISS026-E-018411 (18 Jan. 2011) --- Attired in blue thermal undergarments that complement the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev (left) and Oleg Skripochka, both Expedition 26 flight engineers, prepare to don and check out their Orlan spacesuits in preparation for a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 21, 2011. During the spacewalk Kondratyev and Skripochka will complete the installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera for the new Rassvet docking module and retrieve a materials exposure package.

ISS026-E-018421 (18 Jan. 2011) --- Attired in blue thermal undergarments that complement the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev (left) and Oleg Skripochka, both Expedition 26 flight engineers, prepare to don and check out their Orlan spacesuits in preparation for a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 21, 2011. During the spacewalk Kondratyev and Skripochka will complete the installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera for the new Rassvet docking module and retrieve a materials exposure package.

ISS026-E-018429 (18 Jan. 2011) --- Attired in blue thermal undergarments that complement the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev (left) and Oleg Skripochka, both Expedition 26 flight engineers, prepare to don and check out their Orlan spacesuits in preparation for a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 21, 2011. During the spacewalk Kondratyev and Skripochka will complete the installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera for the new Rassvet docking module and retrieve a materials exposure package.

ISS026-E-018424 (18 Jan. 2011) --- Attired in blue thermal undergarments that complement the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev (left) and Oleg Skripochka, both Expedition 26 flight engineers, prepare to don and check out their Orlan spacesuits in preparation for a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 21, 2011. During the spacewalk Kondratyev and Skripochka will complete the installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera for the new Rassvet docking module and retrieve a materials exposure package.

ISS026-E-018417 (18 Jan. 2011) --- Attired in blue thermal undergarments that complement the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev (left) and Oleg Skripochka, both Expedition 26 flight engineers, prepare to don and check out their Orlan spacesuits in preparation for a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 21, 2011. During the spacewalk Kondratyev and Skripochka will complete the installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera for the new Rassvet docking module and retrieve a materials exposure package.

iss058e002206 (Jan. 5, 2018) --- Portions of Cuba, The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are viewed from the International Space Station as the orbital complex flew 252 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. At left, is the aft end of the Progress 70 resupply ship from Russia attached to the Pirs docking compartment.

View of the Progress 64P spacecraft docked to Pirs Docking Compartment (DC1), taken against a backdrop of Earth and space.

ISS020-E-017914 (8 July 2009) --- Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 20 commander, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

Photographic documentation of Russian ORLAN space suits in the Pirs Docking Compartment (DC1) ready for EVA 38 as photographed by the Expedition 40 crew.

iss065e085003 (June 2, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Flight Engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov is pictured during a seven-hour and 19-minute spacewalk to ready the Pirs docking compartment ahead of its upcoming departure. The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, being launched soon from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, will replace Pirs on the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port.

iss065e085163 (June 2, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Flight Engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov is pictured during a seven-hour and 19-minute spacewalk to ready the Pirs docking compartment ahead of its upcoming departure. The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, being launched soon from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, will replace Pirs on the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port.

iss065e085418 (June 2, 2021) --- Russia's ISS Progress 77 (77P) cargo craft is pictured docked to the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station's Russian segment. The 77P will remove Pirs from the Zarya service module's Earth-facing port later this summer after 20 years attached to the orbiting lab opening up the port for Russia's new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module due to arrive shortly afterward.

iss065e085340 (June 2, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Flight Engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy is pictured during a seven-hour and 19-minute spacewalk to ready the Pirs docking compartment ahead of its upcoming departure. The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, being launched soon from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, will replace Pirs on the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port.

iss065e085298 (June 2, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Flight Engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy is pictured during a seven-hour and 19-minute spacewalk to ready the Pirs docking compartment ahead of its upcoming departure. The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, being launched soon from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, will replace Pirs on the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port.

iss065e085268 (June 2, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Flight Engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy is pictured during a seven-hour and 19-minute spacewalk to ready the Pirs docking compartment ahead of its upcoming departure. The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, being launched soon from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, will replace Pirs on the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port.