Days after Russia launched its Nauka module to the International Space Station, ROSCOMOS decommissioned the Pirs docking compartment that undocked from the station following 20 years of administration. The compartment on the Russian fragment of the ISS filled in as one of the essential ports for vehicles showing up and leaving from the station.

"The Progress MS-16 transport cargo vehicle with the Pirs docking module undocked from the ISS. Presently the boat along with the module are in independent flight getting ready to enter the Earth's climate," Russian space office ROSCOSMOS said in a proclamation.

The decommissioned module cleared a path for the recently stamped Nauka module that was launched to the ISS last week. The Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) is planned to dock at the station on July 29 and is at present circling Earth as it lines up with the Space Station.

What is the Pirs docking module? 

The Piers docking module was launched to the ISS on September 14, 2001, and turned into the 6th compressed module to be added to the space station three days after the fact as it docked with Zvezda. The flying port effectively docked and undocked 70 vehicles showing up in the microgravity over its two-long term administration. It included 39 Progress cargo vehicles and 32 Soyuz manned spacecraft.

The airtight chamber on the portion was utilized for 53 spacewalks by space explorers and cosmonauts throughout the long term and its last use went ahead May 29, 2019, when Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin led an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) as a component of the Expedition 59.

What happens to decommissioned Piers module?

The 16-foot-long by 8-foot-measurement module that undocked from the station is gone to Earth, even though it won't land. The module will break down as it hits Earth's upper climate and will wind up in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday night.

"The non-flammable primary components of the boat and the module are required to drop in the determined zone of the non-safe area of the Pacific Ocean," the Russian organization said.

The drop zone is probably going to be 3,630 km from the city of Wellington and 5,870 km from the city of Santiago.

What is Nauka Moduled?

Named Nauka, after the Russian word for "science," MLM was launched on July 21 and will fill in as another science office, docking port, and spacewalk sealed area for future tasks at the ISS. " It was made by the participation of endeavors to execute the program of logical investigations and grow the usefulness of the Russian section of the ISS," ROSCOSMOS said.

The module has effectively been postponed by longer than 10 years and was at first booked to be launched as right on time as 2007. The deferral was because of specialized reasons, be that as it may, in 2013, specialists discovered tainting in its fuel framework, bringing about a long and expensive substitution. Other Nauka systems likewise went through modernization or fixes.

Russian crewmembers on the station have done two spacewalks to interface links in anticipation of Nauka's appearance. When Nauka docks at the station, it will require a long series of moves, including up to 11 spacewalks starting toward the beginning of September, to set it up for the activity. The module will likewise carry with it a pristine mechanical arm fit for stretching out up to 11-meters that would help space travelers during their spacewalks.