1/3 MIR and Almaz Russian Space Stations

1/3 MIR and Almaz Russian Space Stations Russian Orbital Station MIR - Руската орбитална станция - Мир Space Intelligence Station Almaz - Космическа разузнавателна станция - Алмаз those videos explain some of the aspects of the millitary and technological achievements of the two superpowers during the cold war. Video in Russian. Mir (Russian: Мир; lit. Peace or World) was a Soviet (and later Russian) space station. Mir was the world's first consistently inhabited long-term research station in space, and the first of the third generation type of space station, constructed from 1986 to 1996 with a modular design. The station was in operation for fifteen years until 23 March 2001, when it was deliberately de-orbited, breaking apart during atmospheric re-entry over the Sout h Pacific Ocean The Almaz (Russian: Алмаз - "Diamond") program was a series of military space stations (or "Orbital Piloted Station" - OPS) launched by the Soviet Union under cover of the civilian Salyut DOS-17K (Orbital space station) program after 1971. Three Almaz stations were launched: Salyut 2, Salyut 3 and Salyut 5. Salyut 2 failed shortly after achieving orbit, but Salyut 3 and Salyut 5 both conducted successful manned testing. Following Salyut 5, the Soviet Ministry of Defence judged in 1978 that the time consumed by station maintenance outweighed the benefits relative to automatic reconnaissance satellites.