Mir
A history of the Mir space station, whose core module launched on a Proton-K from Baikonur on 19 February 1986. Six further modules were added over ten years, 104 people visited, and more than 23,000 experiments were conducted.
Key moments
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Daily routine, exercise and food on board
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Mir authorized in 1976 as a successor to the Salyut stations
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Work stops in 1984 in favour of the Buran program
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Core module launches on a Proton-K from Baikonur
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Core module dimensions and living quarters
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Soviet collapse and Russian financial trouble
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Yeltsin and Bush announce collaboration leading to Shuttle-Mir
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Mir reaches final size with Priroda
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104 visitors and Valeri Polyakov's 14-month stay
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Funding ends and the final crew leaves in August 1999
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Re-entry over the South Pacific on 23 March 2001
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Fire in February 1997 and Progress M-34 collision with Spektr
Key facts
| Vehicle | Proton, Soyuz, Space Shuttle |
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| Mission name | Mir |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Videos about this mission
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Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by Megaprojects.
