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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Mir Dreams
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This dream [ http://www.pbs.org/…]-like image of Mir [ http://www.pbs.org/…] was recorded by astronauts as the space shuttle orbiter Atlantis [ http://kids.msfc.na…] approached the Russian space station prior to docking during the STS-76 mission in 1996. Sporting spindly appendages and solar panels, Mir resembles a whimsical flying insect hovering about 350 kilometers above New Zealand's [ http://www.rasnz.or…] South Island and the city of Nelson near Cook [ http://www.south-po…] Strait. Mir was launched 20 years ago [ http://www.russians…] this week, and served as a continuously occupied orbital outpost [ http://spaceflight.…] until August 1999. Mir was visited by over 100 spacefarers from the nations of planet Earth including, Russia, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Austria, Kazakhstan and Slovakia. The Mir was deorbited [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in March 2001.
Explanation
This dream [ http://www.pbs.org/…]-like image of Mir [ http://www.pbs.org/…] was recorded by astronauts as the space shuttle orbiter Atlantis [ http://kids.msfc.na…] approached the Russian space station prior to docking during the STS-76 mission in 1996. Sporting spindly appendages and solar panels, Mir resembles a whimsical flying insect hovering about 350 kilometers above New Zealand's [ http://www.rasnz.or…] South Island and the city of Nelson near Cook [ http://www.south-po…] Strait. Mir was launched 20 years ago [ http://www.russians…] this week, and served as a continuously occupied orbital outpost [ http://spaceflight.…] until August 1999. Mir was visited by over 100 spacefarers from the nations of planet Earth including, Russia, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Austria, Kazakhstan and Slovakia. The Mir was deorbited [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in March 2001. Explanation
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1996
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August 1999
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August 1999
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March 2001
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March 2001
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France
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France
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Austria
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Austria
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Germany
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Japan
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Japan
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Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan
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Russia
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Russia
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Slovakia
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Slovakia
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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United States of America
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Earth
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Russian Mir Space Station
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Russian Mir Space Station
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2001
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1999
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1996
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SPD-APOD-ap060218
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