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Mir space station: a symbol of Soviet space glory

On February 20, 1986, Soviet Union launched Mir space station

On February 20, 1986, Soviet Union launched the core module of Mir space station. Assembled of seven major components, Mir was the first truly modular space station. The station operated for more than 15 years in low Earth orbit. Mir was the first continuously inhabited long-term research station in orbit and held the record for the longest continuous human presence in space at 3,644 days, until it was surpassed by the ISS on 23 October 2010. TASS remembers the legendary Mir space station