Back dropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the unpiloted Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), also known as Poisk, approaches the International Space Station.
ISS021-E-024518 (12 Nov. 2009) — Back dropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the unpiloted Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), also known as Poisk, approaches the International Space Station. The MRM2 docked to the space-facing port of the Zvezda Service Module at 9:41 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 12, 2009. It began its trip to the station when it was launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 10. Poisk is a Russian term that translates to search, seek or explore. It provides an additional docking port for visiting Russian spacecrafts and serves as an extra airlock for spacewalkers wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits.