Mir

Overview

Mir was the Soviet and later Russian modular space station, the first long-term research station in orbit and a proving ground for the international cooperation that followed.

Highlights

• ▹First modular space station, assembled in orbit over a decade
• ▹Hosted record-setting long-duration spaceflights
• ▹Site of the Shuttle–Mir program with the United States

Knowledge connections

• Operated byRoscosmos
• Part of programMir program
• Associated withHelen Sharman
• Associated withLongest Single Human Spaceflight
• Associated withBone density loss

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos

  Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.