Mir set a precedent for collaboration in space – but its legacy is now at risk

The Soviet space station Mir, launched 30 years ago, was the biggest and most complex space station of its era, lasting three times as long as expected – until 2001. Mir in Russian means "peace", which is fitting given that it brought together a number of different countries to collaborate in space – an approach we have almost come to take for granted.

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