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  1. Mir Space Station: Why Its Design Made It a Success

    Published: 23 May 2025

    A design-focused look at the Mir space station, covering its modules, their origins in Salyut, TKS and Buran hardware, and Galina Balashova's interior design.

    Outcome
    Success
  2. Mir Space Station: Building and Ending a 15-Year Orbital Outpost

    Mission: 1986Published: 1 Nov 2021

    A history of the Mir space station, whose core module launched on a Proton-K from Baikonur on 19 February 1986.

    View mission: Mir (1986)
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome