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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2021-066ALaunched 7/21/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Nauka Mission
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M
Launch Date
7/21/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
293 km
Inclination
51.58 deg
Dry Mass
19,200 kg
Total Mass
20,257 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
RSC Energia
Manufacturer
Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-066A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1021
Track
Mentions
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Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will remove scientific equipment from the Poisk and Nauka modules in the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5May 26, 2026NASA trasmette la passeggiata spaziale di Roscosmos
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Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will remove scientific equipment from the Poisk and Nauka modules of the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station.

PlanValue 3.8May 26, 2026NASA trasmette la passeggiata spaziale di Roscosmos

During the May 27 EVA, cosmonauts are expected to install a small radiotelescope on the Zvezda module and retrieve experiments from the Nauka and Poisk modules.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 22, 2026Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov shows the equipment they'd have to install during their planned EVA on May 27. Behind him are the two Orlan-MKS EVA suits they would be using.

The Teledroid system is expected to be installed on the surface of the Nauka module on the ISS.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 18, 2026Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov recently trained at the hydrolab, where they installed a 105-kg mockup of the Teledroid/ARTS system. Their launch as part of the Soyuz MS-29 mission is scheduled for July 14. The Teledroid system will arrive on one of the next Progress missions.

During the EVA, cosmonauts are expected to install a small radiotelescope on the Zvezda module and retrieve experiments from the Nauka and Poisk modules.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2May 12, 2026The next russian EVA is scheduled for May 27, beginning at 17:15 Moscow Time Cosmonauts should install a small radiotelescope on the Zvezda module and retrieve experiments from Nauka & Poisk modules. Spacesuits: Orlan-MKS №6 – Sergey Mikaev Orlan-MKS №7

The Multi-Purpose Laboratory Module, later named Nauka, was built using FGB-2, the structural spare of the Zarya module.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Apr 27, 2026Science Power Platform: the ISS’s cancelled power module

After undocking from the ISS, the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROS) will consist of Nauka (MLM), NEM, a node module (UUM), and an airlock module (ShM).

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 7, 2026Construction plan for ROS: After undocking from ISS, it will consist of Nauka (MLM), NEM, node module (UUM), and airlock module (ShM). Later, a "base module" (based on NEM designs) will be docked. And some time later, two "target modules" (built for specific tasks).

The Teledroid/ARTS-type robot is planned to be installed on the exterior surface of the Nauka module of the International Space Station.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 27, 2026The next Soyuz crew (Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov) started their training with Teledroid/ARTS, the Cosmonaut Training Center shared some photos. Later this year, a Progress spacecraft is expected to deliver such robot to the ISS to be installed on the surface of Nauka module.

The stack of NEM, Node, Airlock, and Nauka modules will undock from the rest of the ISS into independent flight.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 6, 2026Because ROS will be built on the ISS, docking to the new modules will require a new Soyuz modification called «Soyuz ROS», until Orel starts flying. Later, the "stack" of NEM, Node, Airlock and Nauka modules, should undock from the rest of ISS into independent flight. 6/6

The new system is planned to be installed on the Nauka module.

PlanValue 3.0Dec 17, 2025It's planned to install it on the Nauka module. It would work in 3 modes: 1 (main) – operated by a cosmonaut inside the station, to do something remotely or assist during spacewalks 2 – operated by voice commands 3 – operated by predefined programs

The astronauts conducted hardware installation, relocation, and cleaning work in the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) 'Nauka' in the Russian section of the ISS.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 29, 2025ロシア宇宙飛行士、国際宇宙ステーションに実験装置を設置–6時間の船外活動

The TKS ultimately flew only to civilian Salyut stations and was the forerunner of later space station modules, including the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.

GeneralValue 3.0Dec 11, 2023Diamonds and DORIANS: The Soviet Union’s Almaz and the United States’ Manned Orbiting Laboratory military space stations (part 1)

The affected radiator on Nauka was a backup radiator that was originally installed on the Rassvet module, which launched to the station in 2010.

CapabilityValue 3.2Oct 9, 2023Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak

On 2022-07-12 Dmitry Rogozin planned to instruct cosmonauts on the ISS to stop using the European robotic arm on the Nauka module in retaliation for the European Space Agency terminating cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars mission.

RelationshipsPlanGovernanceValue 3.8Jul 15, 2022Rogozin removed as head of Roscosmos as seat barter agreement signed

Dmitry Rogozin ordered Russian cosmonauts to stop using the European robotic arm installed on the Nauka module of the International Space Station.

CapabilityGovernanceValue 4.0Jul 13, 2022Russia threatens ISS European robotic arm after ExoMars termination

The European robotic arm is part of the Nauka module, which was launched about a year before July 2024 and remains in the process of being commissioned.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.2Jul 13, 2022Russia threatens ISS European robotic arm after ExoMars termination

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is scheduled to perform a spacewalk from the International Space Station’s Russian segment on 2022-07-21 with Oleg Artemyev to work on a European robotic arm on the station’s Nauka module.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Jul 7, 2022NASA criticizes Russia for using space station to promote invasion of Ukraine

The Prichal module docked with the nadir port of the Nauka module on the International Space Station at 10:19 a.m. Eastern on 2021-11-26.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 26, 2021Russian node module docks with ISS

The station lost attitude control on 2021-07-29 when thrusters on the Nauka module started firing several hours after the module docked with the station.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 17, 2021Soyuz returns cosmonauts and film crew to Earth

Soyuz MS-18 undocked from the International Space Station’s Nauka module at 9:14 p.m. Eastern on 2021-10-16.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 17, 2021Soyuz returns cosmonauts and film crew to Earth