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Deorbit of Mir
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Deorbit of Mir
The
deorbit of
Mir
was the controlled
atmospheric re-entry
of the modular Russian space station
Mir
carried out on 23 March 2001. Major components ranged from about 5 to 15 years in age, and included the
Mir Core Module
,
Kvant-1
,
Kvant-2
,
Kristall
,
Spektr
,
Priroda
, and
Docking Module
. Although
Russia
was optimistic about
Mir
's future, the country's commitments to the
International Space Station
project left no funding to support
Mir
.
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