Mir Space Station was launched by the Russians ...
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February 20, 1986
The Mir was launched by the Soviet Union.
The Russian space station called "Mir" that was launched in 1986.
The Mir main core as launched in February 19, 1986.
The Mir main core as launched in February 19, 1986.
In 1986, the Soviet Union launched a space station into space. That is a place where astronauts can eat and sleep during their missions. Mir was supposed to orbit earth for five years, but with repairs it orbited earth for fifteen years. Mir was finally abandoned in 2001. It fell safely to the earth. ''Mir'' is the Russian word for ''peace.''
When Mir was deorbited in 2001 it had been in space for over 15 years. It had already surpassed its certified orbital lifetime. Not only was it falling apart (it became cluttered and had suffered both interior and exterior damage) but it was also being outdated. At the time of decommissioning the International Space Station was already in mid consturction and logistically and financially it would be unfeasible for Russia to have two space stations in orbit.
The name of the first permanent space station from Russia was Mir. It was launched in 1986. The first crew spent 75 days aboard.
The Space Station Mir was launched in 1986 by the USSR. Mir was the first modular space station, meaning it was the first space station to be constructed in orbit from separate modules. Construction of Mir was completed in 1996. In 2001, Mir was purposefully deorbited. Mir re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed over the Pacific ocean. Mir holds the record for the longest continuous manned presence, at only 8 days short of ten years, and was operated for a total length of twelve and a half years of its fifteen year lifespan.
the Atlantis docked with Mir Space Station on 29th June, 1995.