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February 1986 -- Mir
With a name that means "peace," this modular station was designed with a "base block" of living quarters and six docking ports for supply ships and additional modules. The station could be expanded, rearranged and upgraded without affecting the core base block. The base block was launched in 1986. Five more modules for scientific experiments and work space were launched during the next decade. The record for longest-duration space flight was set by Valeri Polyakov, who spent 439 days aboard Mir. More Views:
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