One decade ago, March 21, 2001, the orbital complex "Mir" was deorbited into the Pacific Ocean after being placed into orbit in 1986. The Mir complex worked for 15-years, 10 of which it was constantly inhabited. In these years Mir had 15 expeditions: 104 cosmonauts and astronauts of 12 countries of world.
The Mir station was the first consistently inhabited long-term research station in space and was operated by a series of long-duration crews. The Mir programme held the record for the longest uninterrupted human presence in space, 3,644 days, until 23 October 2010 (when it was surpassed by the ISS), and it currently holds the record for the longest single human spaceflight, of Valeri Polyakov at 437 days 18 hours. Mir was occupied for a total of twelve and a half years of its fifteen-year lifespan, having the capacity to support a resident crew of three, and larger crews for short-term visits.
The Mir station was the first consistently inhabited long-term research station in space and was operated by a series of long-duration crews. The Mir programme held the record for the longest uninterrupted human presence in space, 3,644 days, until 23 October 2010 (when it was surpassed by the ISS), and it currently holds the record for the longest single human spaceflight, of Valeri Polyakov at 437 days 18 hours. Mir was occupied for a total of twelve and a half years of its fifteen-year lifespan, having the capacity to support a resident crew of three, and larger crews for short-term visits.
The Russians also contracted with Mir Corporation to enable the first efforts for a commercial space program.
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