Mir Space Station
LocationSpace (LEO)
Year1986
Size19 m span
TypeOrbital habitat
About Mir Space Station
The first modular space station. Operated by the Soviet Union and Russia. Continuously occupied for nearly 10 years. Hosted over 100 cosmonauts and astronauts. A fire and a collision tested the crew in 1997. Deorbited into the Pacific in 2001.
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