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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Mir is 10
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The first module of the Russian Space Agency's Mir Space Station [ http://www.osf.hq.n…] was launched into orbit 10 years ago (on February 20, 1986). Mir has since been substantially expanded [ http://liftoff.msfc…] in orbit by adding additional modules including the Kvant Astrophysics Module [ http://heasarc.gsfc…](1987) and recently a docking module. NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] was modified to allow it to dock with Mir in 1995 (STS-71, [ http://lib04.jsc.na…], STS 74 [ http://lib04.jsc.na…]) beginning a series of Shuttle-Mir flights [ http://www.rzg.mpg.…] scheduled to continue through 1997. In this wide angle view - poised above planet Earth with sunlight glinting from solar panels - Mir and Atlantis are seen connected via the docking module from the perspective of the shuttle payload bay. The image is from an IMAX movie frame [ http://lib04.jsc.na…] taken during the STS 74 mission. In late 1997, building on this jointly developed understanding and experience, the US and Russia will launch the first modules of the International Space Station [ http://issa-www.jsc…].
Explanation
The first module of the Russian Space Agency's Mir Space Station [ http://www.osf.hq.n…] was launched into orbit 10 years ago (on February 20, 1986). Mir has since been substantially expanded [ http://liftoff.msfc…] in orbit by adding additional modules including the Kvant Astrophysics Module [ http://heasarc.gsfc…](1987) and recently a docking module. NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] was modified to allow it to dock with Mir in 1995 (STS-71, [ http://lib04.jsc.na…], STS 74 [ http://lib04.jsc.na…]) beginning a series of Shuttle-Mir flights [ http://www.rzg.mpg.…] scheduled to continue through 1997. In this wide angle view - poised above planet Earth with sunlight glinting from solar panels - Mir and Atlantis are seen connected via the docking module from the perspective of the shuttle payload bay. The image is from an IMAX movie frame [ http://lib04.jsc.na…] taken during the STS 74 mission. In late 1997, building on this jointly developed understanding and experience, the US and Russia will launch the first modules of the International Space Station [ http://issa-www.jsc…]. Explanation
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1995
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1995
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February 20, 1986
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February 20, 1986
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Russia
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Russia
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Earth
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Earth
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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International Space Station (ISS)
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International Space Station (ISS)
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Russian Mir Space Station
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Russian Mir Space Station
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STS-74
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STS-74
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1986
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1986
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1995
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1995
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SPD-APOD-ap960310
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SPD-APOD-ap960310
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