ABOUT MIR SPACE STATION
Mir was the Soviet/Russian modular space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001. It was the first continuously inhabited long-duration station and held the record for the longest continuous human presence in space until the ISS. Mir hosted international crews including NASA astronauts during the Shuttle-Mir program, bridging Cold War space cooperation.
NOTABLE MISSIONS
| 🚀 Shuttle-Mir Program |
| 🚀 Valeri Polyakov 437-day stay |
| 🚀 First modular assembly in orbit |
LEGACY & LASTING IMPACT
First long-duration modular station, pioneered US-Russian cooperation, 15 years of operation
PROGRAM DETAILS
| Category | Space Station |
| Era | Post-Cold War |
| Agency | Roscosmos / NPO Energia |
| Country | Soviet Union / Russia |
| Start Date | 1986-02-20 |
| End Date | 2001-03-23 |
| Total Flights | 28 |
| Success Rate | 96% |
| Successor | International Space Station |
PROGRAM COST
| Original Cost | ~$4.2 billion |
| Inflation-Adjusted | ~$8 billion (2020) |
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TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED
🏢 RELATED AGENCIES
