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0152047 - February 20, 2001. The Mir, scientific-research station, was put into orbit 15 years ago. It is the spacecraft cluster permanently operating in circum-terrestrial space. Lots of international research and experiments were carried out on board. Regrettably, in January 2001 the Russian Cabinet ordered that the orbital joint craft stopped working due to "its extreme wear-out". This March, the Mir station will be de-orbited and brought down to the ocean. Russian Mission Control. Photo by Alexei Mokletsov. RIA Novosti collection. 87-6631.
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![February 20, 2001. The Mir, scientific-research station, was put into orbit 15 years ago. It is the spacecraft cluster permanently operating in circum-terrestrial space. Lots of international research and experiments were carried out on board. Regrettably, in January 2001 the Russian Cabinet ordered that the orbital joint craft stopped working due to "its extreme wear-out". This March, the Mir station will be de-orbited and brought down to the ocean. Russian Mission Control. Photo by Alexei Mokletsov. RIA Novosti collection. 87-6631.<br>](../images/prevs/0152047.jpg "February 20, 2001. The Mir, scientific-research station, was put into orbit 15 years ago. It is the spacecraft cluster permanently operating in circum-terrestrial space. Lots of international research and experiments were carried out on board. Regrettably, in January 2001 the Russian Cabinet ordered that the orbital joint craft stopped working due to "its extreme wear-out\". This March, the Mir station will be de-orbited and brought down to the ocean. Russian Mission Control. Photo by Alexei Mokletsov. RIA Novosti collection. 87-6631.<br>")