Artist/Designer:
Project Location: Outer Space
Style/Period(s):
No Style/Period Assigned.
Primary Material(s):
No Primary Material Assigned.
Function(s):
No Function Assigned.
Related Website(s):
Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1986
Additional Information:
Publications, Texts in Print:
Harland, David M. "The story of space station MIR." Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.
Harland, D. M. "Mir." Encyclopedia Britannica, January 28, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mir-Soviet-Russian-space-station.
Bell, Jonathan. "Soviet space programme: Philipp Meuser lifts the lid on the seminal cosmic design of Galina Balashova." Wallpaper, July 1, 2015. https://www.wallpaper.com/lifestyle/soviet-space-programme-philipp-meuser-lifts-the-lid-on-the-seminal-cosmic-design-of-galina-balashova#0_pic_2.
MEUSER, PHILIPP. Galina Balashova: Architect of the Soviet Space Programme. DOM PUBLISHERS, 2022.
"Mir FAQs - Facts and history." ESA, February 21, 2001. https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Mir_FAQs_-_Facts_and_history.
Significant Dates:
March 14, 1986 - June 15, 2000: MIR supported human habitation in Earth Orbit.
January 1994- March 1995: MIR cosmonaut-physician Valery Polyakov set an endurance record of 438 continuous days in space.
March 1987: Kvant 1 module launch
November 1989: Kvant 2 module launch
May 1990: Kristall module launch
May 1995: Spektr module launch
April 1996: Priroda module launch
Tags:
outer space, mir, space station, station
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