US shuttle docks with Mir

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.2.00: Post-1917 Writing and Culture in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, 1917-present.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Domains

Extraterrestrial space travel

Dates

Date of occurrence 1995-06-29

Places

Russia (Location)
United States (Location)

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The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis made the first in a series of planned dockings with the Russian space station Mir (which means ‘peace’ or ‘world’ in Russian). The Soviet Union launched Mir into Earth orbit in 1986. Beginning in March 1986, Mir supported human life. It was home to over 100 astronauts from 12 countries.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "US shuttle docks with Mir". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3993, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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