Mir Space Station
Commissioned in 1986 the name can be translated from russian as peace.
Mir space station. Scientists used the mir space station as a planetary observatory in space and also used space technology such as satellites remote sensing and space photography to make detailed assessments of the earth s. New ray nasa space adventure child plastic toy model kit space station white 3 6 out of 5 stars 17. It outlasted the soviet union that launched it into space.
The space station mir became a legend in its own time reflecting russia s past space glories and her future as a leader in space. View larger version the mir base module was launched on 20 february 1986. It hosted scores of crewmembers and international visitors.
Mir soviet russian modular space station the core module base block of which was launched into earth orbit by the u s s r. It had a greater mass than any previous spacecraft. Mir space station scale model kit kit assembly required 12 95.
The mir space station was russia s greatest space station and the first modular space station to be assembled in orbit. Inair e z build space station mir model kit 3 2 out of 5 stars 10. At the time it was the largest artificial satellite in orbit succeeded by the international space station iss after mir s orbit decayed.
Nlc nice toys 3d puzzle for children colorful tool explore the world international space. The design was conceived under the soviet union and the station continued work under russia after the union fell. Over the next decade additional modules were sent aloft on separate launch vehicles and attached to the core unit creating a large habitat that served as a versatile space laboratory for more than 14 years.
Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996.