1. Space Station MIR 1

2. The Mission of space station MIR
 Astronauts and cosmonauts living onboard Mir had to
face isolation, confinement and physical risk.
 But they also got to experience long stays in
microgravity, incredible views of Earth, and the
adventure of being pioneers.
 The following links give different views of life on Mir.
 Other links can be found on the "Mir Increments" web
pages.

3. History of the space station MIR
 Mir means "peace" and "community" in Russian.
 The Mir space station contributed to world peace by
hosting international scientists and American
astronauts.
 It also supported a community of humans in orbit and
symbolized the commonwealth of the Russian people.
 Mir was constructed in orbit by connecting different
modules, each launched separately from 1986 to 1996.

4. Was the MIR unmanned/manned
 Well , the space station MIR was actually manned.
 By commander Sergei Zalyotin and flight engineer
Alexander Kaleri.
 Afansyev, flight engineer Sergei Avdeyev, and French
researcher Jean-Pierre Haignere made a safe landing in
a Soyuz TM spacecraft, on August 28, 1999.
 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.

5. Structure of MIR
 The structure began in 1986.
 Leonidand Vladimir entered the space station March
15,1986and stayed for 6 days.
 Helen Snarman OBE spent 8 days on MIR in 1991.
 MIR is under the responsibility of the Russian aviation
and space agency and is operated by RSC Energia.

6. When and where it was created
 Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth
orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union
and then by Russia.
 Launch date: February 20, 1986
 Orbit height: 223 miles (358 km)
 Speed on orbit: 4.778 miles/s (7.69 km/s)

7. How was the MIR space station
destroyed
 The Russian space station Mir broke up in the
atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean
on Friday.
 It was destroy in March 23, 2001 in the Pacific Ocean.
 Mir lasted 15 years and then crashed in 2001.
 (From 1986 to 2001)

8. How was MIR build

9. Important Facts
 The person who spent the longest time in the space
station MIR was Dr. Valeri Polyakov.
 He lasted from January 1994 to
March 1995.
 He was the man who lasted the most
in a space station.

10. People on the
space station
• These are the people
that were inside the
MIR
space station MIR.
• The names were :
Norm Thagord
Shannon Lucid
John Blaha
Jerry Linenger
Michael Fuale
David Wolf
Andy Thomas
Alex sander Kaleri and
Chang-Diaz

11. Resources
 www.russianspaceweb.gov
 www.History.NASA.gov
 www.En.wikipedia.org
 www.articles.cnn.com
 www.spaceflight.NASA.gov

12. Created By:
Christopher green
Sarah Drewey
Nathaniel Hunter
Marilyn Leija
Antonio Lopez