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    Mir (Russian: Мир, IPA:; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ') was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit

  2. Jun 26, 2024 · Mir (Russian: “Peace” or “World”) was the third generation of space stations developed by the Soviet Union. Its core module resembled its simpler predecessors in the Salyut series but had additional docking ports (a total of six) that accommodated not only a succession of crewed spacecraft and cargo ferries but also permanently attached ...

  3. Jun 27, 2019 · Mir (Russian: “Peace” or “World”) was the third generation of space stations developed by the Soviet Union. Its core module resembled its simpler predecessors in the Salyut series but had additional docking ports (a total of six) that accommodated not only a succession of manned spacecraft and cargo ferries but also permanently attached ...

  4. Mar 23, 2021 · On March 23, 2001, after 15 years in orbit, Russia’s space station Mir reentered over the Pacific Ocean following a controlled deorbit maneuver.

  5. The space station Mir became a legend in its own time reflecting Russia s past space glories and her future as a leader in space. The Russian Space Station Mir endured 15 years in orbit, three times its planned lifetime. It outlasted the Soviet Union, that launched it into space.

  6. Mar 22, 2021 · Once the largest human-made object in space, the Russian space station Mir crashed to Earth 20 years ago this month, ending 15 years of triumph and near-tragedy.

  7. Mir's 15 Years. The space station Mir became a legend in its own time reflecting Russia s past space glories and her future as a leader in space. The Russian Space Station Mir endured 15 years in orbit, three times its planned lifetime. It outlasted the Soviet Union, that launched it into space.

  8. Mir Space Station. The Soviet manned space program has emphasized long term occupancy of low Earth orbit since the first Salyut space station was launched in 1971. Mir is the successor to the Salyut series of vehicles (8 total), and is the largest space station ever orbited.

  9. Feb 22, 2021 · On Feb. 19, 1986, the Soviet Union launched the first module of the Mir space station. Called the Mir base block or core module, this first element provided.

  10. Feb 5, 2013 · The Soviet Union's Mir space station – later operated by Russia – served as an important test bed for how missions should be run over several months.

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