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Mir Docking Module

Module of the Mir space station

Instance of: space station module
Part of: Mir

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The Mir Docking Module, formally known as the Stykovochnyy Otsek, was the sixth module of the Russian space station Mir, launched in November 1995 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The module, built by Energia, was designed to help simplify space shuttle dockings to Mir during the Shuttle-Mir program, preventing the need for the periodic relocation of the Kristall module necessary for dockings prior to the compartment's arrival. The module was also used to transport two new photovoltaic arrays to the station, as a mounting point for external experiments, and as a storage module when not in use for dockings.

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Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Launched: November 12, 1995
Significant event: rocket launch(November 12, 1995)
Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle statement is subject of: Atlantis
Members / parts: APAS-89
Spacecraft docking/undocking date: November 15, 1995 docking port: Kristall · applies to part: molecular docking

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