Prichal
''Prichal'' (), also known as the Uzlovoy Module (UM, ) is a Russian-built component of the International Space Station (ISS). This spherical module has six docking ports (forward, aft, port, starboard, zenith, and nadir) to provide additional docking ports for Soyuz and Progress spacecraft, as well as potential future modules. ''Prichal'' was launched on 24November 2021, at 13:06:35UTC, atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket and guided automously into the nadir port of the '' Nauka'' module by a Progress M-UM spacecraft attached to the ''Prichal''s nadir port. Once in place, the Progress spacecraft disconnected for a destructive reentry. As of 2024, the forward, aft, port and starboard docking ports remain covered. ''Prichal'' was initially intended to be an element of the now canceled Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK). Description ''Prichal'' is a nodal module that has a pressurized spherical ball-shaped design with six hybrid docking ports. It also has functio ...
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