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The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life.
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Soyuz TM-29
1999 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir
Soyuz TM-29 was a Russian Soyuz spaceflight launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 11A511U rocket. It docked with Mir on February 22, 1999 at 05:36 GMT with cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev of Russia, Jean-Pierre Haigneré of France, and Ivan Bella of Slovakia aboard.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Space station
Habitable artificial satellite
A space station is a spacecraft which remains in orbit and hosts humans for extended periods of time. It therefore is an artificial satellite featuring habitation facilities. The purpose of maintaining a space station varies depending on the program. Most often space stations…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mir
Soviet/Russian space station (1986–2001)
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, first by the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater mass than any previous spacecraft. At the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 28
Day of the year
August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 125 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)