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This article is about 'Mir', the Soviet space station. See Mir (disambiguation) for other meanings.

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olspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD"\|Mission Insignia
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olspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD"\|Mission Statistics
b>Mission Name:	Mir
b>Call Sign:	Mir
b>Launch:	February 19, 1986 21:28:23 UTC Baikonur, USSR
b>Reentry:	March 23, 2001 05:50:00 UTC
b>Crew:	28 long duration crews
b>Occupied:	4,594 days
b>In Orbit:	5,511 days
b>Number of Orbits:	~89,067
b>Apogee:	244 mi (393 km)
b>Perigee:	239 mi (385 km)
b>Period:	89.1 min
b>Inclination	51.6 deg
b>Distance Traveled:	~2,260,840,632 mi (~3,638,470,307 km)
b>Orbital Mass: w/Spektr, Kristal, etc.	124,340 kg
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Mir (Мир, which can mean both world and peace in Russian) was a highly successful Soviet (and later Russian) space station. It was humanity's first permanently inhabited long-term research station in space. Through a number of collaborations, it was made internationally accessible to cosmonauts and astronauts of many different countries. Mir was assembled in orbit by successively connecting several modules, each launched separately from February 19, 1986 to 1996. The station existed until March 23, 2001, at which point it was deliberately de-orbited.

History

Mir was based upon the Salyut series of space stations previously launched by the Soviet Union. It was mainly serviced by Russian-manned Soyuz spacecraft and Progress cargo ships. It was anticipated that it would also be the destination for flights by the later abandoned Buran space shuttle. The United States had planned to build Space Station Freedom as its counterpart to Mir. In later years, after the end of the cold war, the Shuttle-Mir program combined Russia's Mir capabilities with United States space shuttles. The orbiting Mir provided a large and livable scientific laboratory in outer space. The visiting space shuttles provided transport and supplies, as well as temporary enlargements of living and working areas, creating history's largest spacecraft, with a combined mass of 250 tons. The visiting US shuttles used a modified docking collar originally designed for the Soviet Buran shuttle. Inside, the 100-ton Mir looked like a cramped labyrinth, crowded with hoses, cables and scientific instruments – as well as articles of everyday life, such as photos, children's drawings, books and a guitar. It commonly housed three crewmembers, but it sometimes supported for up to a month as many as six, including the first Afghan astronaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand. Except for two short periods, Mir was continuously occupied until August 1999. The journey of the 15-year-old Russian space station ended March 23, 2001, as Mir re-entered the Earth's atmosphere near Nadi, Fiji, and fell into the South Pacific Ocean. Near the end of its life, there were plans for private interests to purchase Mir, possibly for use as the first orbital television/movie studio, but the station was deemed too unstable to be safely used any further. Many in the space community still felt that at least some of Mir was salvageable and that considering the extremely high costs of getting material into orbit, simply disposing of Mir was a seriously wasted opportunity. In addition to Soviet/Russian cosmonauts, Mir hosted international scientists and U.S. astronauts.

Mir modules

The Mir space station was constructed by connecting several Mir modules, each placed into orbit separately. The Mir Core Module (launched in 1986) provided living quarters and station control. Kvant I (1987) and Kvant II (1989) contained scientific instruments and the crew's shower. Kristall (1990) extended Mir's scientific capabilities. Spektr (1995) served as the living and working space for American astronauts. Priroda (1996) conducted Earth remote sensing. The Docking Module (1996) provided a safe and stable port for the space shuttle. Before, during and after the Shuttle-Mir Program, Mir was tended and resupplied by manned Soyuz capsules and unmanned Progress vehicles.

Names

In Russian, Mir (Мир) means "peace," and connotes "community." Kvant (Квант) means "quantum," a name derived from its purpose to provide research in astrophysics by measuring electromagnetic spectra and x-ray emissions. Kristall (Кристалл) means "crystal," and a main purpose of this module is to develop biological and materials production technologies in the space environment. Spektr (Спектр) means "spectrum," so named for its atmospheric sensors. Priroda (Природа) means "nature." Progress (Прогресс) means the same as it does in English. Soyuz (Союз) means "union," so named for the USSR (Sovietskii Soyuz, Советский Союз = Soviet Union) and because the spacecraft was a union of three smaller modules.

International cooperation

In June 1992, U.S. president George H. W. Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin agreed to join hands in space exploration: one U.S. astronaut would board Mir, two Russian cosmonauts would board a space shuttle. September 1993 U.S. Vice-president Al Gore and Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin announced plans for a new space station, which would later be called the International Space Station, or ISS. They also agreed that, in preparation for this new project, the U.S. would be largely involved in the Mir project in the years ahead, under the code name Phase One (the ISS being Phase Two). Space shuttles would take part in the transportation of supplies and people to and from the Mir. U.S. astronauts would live in the Mir for many months on end. Thus the U.S. could share and learn from the unique experience that Russia has with long duration space trips. Starting March 1995 seven U.S. astronauts consecutively spent 28 months on the Mir. During their stay the space station went through rough times and several acute emergencies occurred, notably a large fire on February 23 1997, and a collision with a Progress (unmanned) cargo ship on June 25 of the same year. In both occasions complete evacuation of the Mir (there was a Soyuz escape craft for return to earth) was avoided with a narrow margin. The second disaster left a hole in the Spektr module, which then was sealed off from the rest of the station. Several space walks were needed to restore full power to the Mir (ironically, one of the 'space walks' was inside the Spektr module from which all the air had escaped). The cooperation between the U.S. and Russia proved far from easy. Distrust, lack of coordination, language problems, different views of each others' responsibilities and divergent interests caused many problems. After the disasters, the U.S. Congress and NASA considered whether the U.S. should abandon the program out of concern for astronauts' safety. NASA administrator Daniel S. Goldin decided to continue the program. In June 1998, the final U.S. Mir astronaut Andy Thomas left the station aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The story of Phase One is described in great detail by Bryan Burrough in his book (1998). The Mir space station was originally planned to be followed by a Mir 2, and elements of that project, including the core module (now called Zvezda) which was labeled as "Mir-2" for quite some time in the factory, are now an integral part of the International Space Station.

Mir Expeditions

align="left", width="100"\|Expedition	align="left", width="350"\|Crew	align="left", width="175"\|Launch Date	align="left", width="125"\|Flight Up	align="left", width="175"\|Landing Date	align="left", width="125"\|Flight Down	align="center", width="50"\|Duration - Days -
*Mir EO-1*	\|Leonid Kizim, Vladimir Soloviyov	\|March 13, 1986 12:33:09 UTC	\|Soyuz T-15	\|July 16, 1986 12:34:05 UTC	\|Soyuz T-15	align="right" \|125.00 75 on Mir
*Mir LD-1*	\|Yuri Romanenko	\|February 5, 1987 21:38:16 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-2	\|December 29, 1987 09:16:15 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-3	align="right"\|326.48
*Mir EO-2*	\|Aleksandr Laveykin	\|February 5, 1987 21:38:16 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-2	\|July 30, 1987 01:04:12 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-2	align="right"\|174.14
*Mir EP-1*	\|Alexander Viktorenko, Muhammed Faris - Syria	\|July 22, 1987 01:59:17 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-3	\|July 30, 1987 01:04:12 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-2	align="right"\|7.96
*Soyuz TM-3*	\|Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov	\|July 22, 1987 01:59:17 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-3	\|December 29, 1987 09:16:15 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-3	align="right"\|160.30
*Mir LII-1*	\|Anatoli Levchenko	\|December 21, 1987 11:18:03 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-4	\|December 29, 1987 09:16:15 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-3	align="right"\|7.92
*Mir EO-3*	\|Vladimir Titov , Musa Manarov	\|December 21, 1987 11:18:03 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-4	\|December 21, 1988 09:57:00 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-6	align="right"\|365.24
*Mir EP-2*	\|Anatoly Solovyev, Viktor Savinykh, Aleksandr P. Aleksandrov - Bulgaria	\|June 7, 1988 14:03:13 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-5	\|June 17, 1988 10:12:32 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-4	align="right"\|9.84
*Mir EP-3*	\|Vladimir Lyakhov , Abdul Ahad Mohmand - Afghanistan	\|August 29, 1988 04:23:11 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-6	\|September 7, 1988 00:49:38 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-5	align="right"\|8.85
*Mir LD-2*	\|Valeri Polyakov	\|August 29, 1988 04:23:11 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-6	\|April 27, 1989 02:57:58 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-7	align="right"\|240.94
*Mir EO-4*	\|Alexander A. Volkov, Sergei Krikalev	\|November 26, 1988 15:49:34 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-7	\|April 27, 1989 02:57:58 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-7	align="right"\|151.47
*Mir Aragatz*	\|Jean-Loup Chretien - France	\|November 26, 1988 15:49:34 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-7	\|December 21, 1988 09:57:00 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-6	align="right"\|24.76
*Mir EO-5*	\|Alexander Viktorenko, Aleksandr Serebrov	\|September 5, 1989 21:38:03 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-8	\|February 19, 1990 04:36:18 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-8	align="right"\|166.29
*Mir EO-6*	\|Anatoly Solovyev, Aleksandr Balandin	\|February 11, 1990 06:16:00 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-9	\|August 9, 1990 07:33:57 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-9	align="right"\|179.05
*Mir EO-7*	\|Gennadi Manakov, Gennady Strekalov	\|August 1, 1990 09:32:21 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-10	\|December 10, 1990 06:08:12 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-10	align="right"\|130.86
*Mir EO-8*	\|Viktor Afanasyev, Musa Manarov	\|December 2, 1990 08:13:32 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-11	\|May 26, 1991 10:04:13 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-11	align="right"\|175.08
Mir Kosmoreporter	\|Toyohiro Akiyama - Japan	\|December 2, 1990 08:13:32 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-11	\|December 10, 1990 06:08:12 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-10	align="right"\|7.91
*Mir LD-3*	\|Sergei Krikalev	\|May 18, 1991 12:50:28 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-12	\|March 25, 1992 08:51:22 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-13	align="right"\|311.83
*Mir Juno*	\|Helen Sharman - United Kingdom	\|May 18, 1991 12:50:28 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-12	\|May 26, 1991 10:04:13 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-11	align="right"\|7.88
*Mir EO-9*	\|Anatoly Artsebarsky	\|May 18, 1991 12:50:28 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-12	\|October 10, 1991 04:12:18 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-12	align="right"\|144.64
*Mir EO-10*	\|Alexander A. Volkov	\|October 2, 1991 05:59:38 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-13	\|March 25, 1992 08:51:22 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-13	align="right"\|175.12
*Mir Austromir*	\|Toktar Aubakirov - Kazakhstan Franz Viehbck - Austria	\|October 2, 1991 05:59:38 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-13	\|October 10, 1991 04:12:18 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-12	align="right"\|7.93
*Mir EO-11*	\|Alexander Viktorenko, Alexander Kaleri	\|March 17, 1992 10:54:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-14	\|August 10, 1992 01:05:02 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-14	align="right"\|145.59
*Mir 92*	\|Klaus-Dietrich Flade - Germany	\|March 17, 1992 10:54:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-14	\|March 25, 1992 08:51:22 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-13	align="right"\|7.91
*Mir Antares*	\|Michel Tognini - France	\|July 27, 1992 06:08:42 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-15	\|August 10, 1992 01:05:02 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-14	align="right"\|13.79
*Mir EO-12*	\|Anatoly Solovyev, Sergei Avdeyev	\|July 27, 1992 06:08:42 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-15	\|February 1, 1993 03:49:57 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-15	align="right"\|188.90
*Mir EO-13*	\|Gennadi Manakov, Alexander Poleshchuk	\|January 24, 1993 05:58:05 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-16	\|July 22, 1993 06:41:50 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-16	align="right"\|179.03
*Mir EO-14*	\|Vasili Tsibliyev, Aleksandr Serebrov	\|July 1, 1993 14:32:58 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-17	\|January 14, 1994 08:18:20 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-17	align="right"\|196.74
*Mir Altair*	\|Jean-Pierre Haignere - France	\|July 1, 1993 14:32:58 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-17	\|July 22, 1993 06:41:50 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-16	align="right"\|20.67
*Mir LD-4*	\|Valeri Polyakov	\|January 8, 1994 10:05:34 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-18	\|March 22, 1995 04:04:05 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-20	align="right"\|437.75
*Mir EO-15*	\|Viktor Afanasyev, Yury Usachev	\|January 8, 1994 10:05:34 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-18	\|July 9, 1994 10:32:35 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-18	align="right"\|182.02
*Mir EO-16*	\|Yuri Malenchenko, Talgat Musabayev	\|July 1, 1994 12:24:50 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-19	\|November 4, 1994 11:18:26 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-19	align="right"\|125.95
*Mir Euromir 94*	\|Ulf Merbold - Germany	\|October 3, 1994 22:42:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-20	\|November 4, 1994 11:18:26 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-19	align="right"\|31.52
*Mir EO-17*	\|Alexander Viktorenko, Elena Kondakova	\|October 3, 1994 22:42:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-20	\|March 22, 1995 04:04:05 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-20	align="right"\|169.22
*Mir EO-18*	\|Vladimir Dezhurov, Gennady Strekalov, Norman Thagard - U.S.A.	\|March 14, 1995 06:11:34 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-21	\|July 7, 1995 14:55:28 UTC	\|STS-71	align="right"\|115.36
*Mir EO-19*	\|Anatoly Solovyev, Nikolai Budarin	\|June 27, 1995 19:32:19 UTC	\|STS-71	\|September 11, 1995 06:52:40 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-21	align="right"\|75.47
*Mir EO-20 -* *Euromir 95*	\|Yuri Gidzenko, Sergei Avdeyev, Thomas Reiter - Germany	\|September 3, 1995 09:00:23 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-22	\|February 29, 1996 10:42:08 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-22	align="right"\|179.07
*Mir EO-21*	\|Yuri Onufrienko, Yury Usachev	\|February 21, 1996 12:34:05 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-23	\|September 2, 1996 07:41:40 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-23	align="right"\|193.80
*Mir NASA-1*	\|Shannon W. Lucid - U.S.A.	\|March 22, 1996 08:13:04 UTC	\|STS-76	\|September 26, 1996 12:13:20 UTC	\|STS-79	align="right"\|188.17
*Mir EO-22*	\|Valery Korzun, Alexandr Kaleri	\|August 17, 1996 13:18:03 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-24	\|March 2, 1997 06:44:16 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-24	align="right"\|196.73
*Mir Cassiopee*	\|Claudie Haignere - France	\|August 17, 1996 13:18:03 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-24	\|September 2, 1996 07:41:40 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-23	align="right"\|15.77
*Mir NASA-2*	\|John E. Blaha - U.S.A.	\|September 16, 1996 08:54:49 UTC	\|STS-79	\|January 22, 1997 14:23:51 UTC	\|STS-81	align="right"\|128.23
*Mir NASA-3*	\|Jerry M. Linenger - U.S.A.	\|January 12, 1997 09:27:23 UTC	\|STS-81	\|May 24, 1997 13:27:44 UTC	\|STS-84	align="right"\|132.17
*Mir EO-23*	\|Vasili Tsibliyev, Aleksandr Lazutkin	\|February 10, 1997 14:09:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-25	\|August 14, 1997 12:17:10 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-25	align="right"\|184.92
*Mir 97*	\|Reinhold Ewald - Germany	\|February 10, 1997 14:09:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-25	\|March 2, 1997 06:44:16 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-24	align="right"\|19.69
*Mir NASA-4*	\|C. Michael Foale - U.S.A.	\|May 15, 1997 09:07:48 UTC	\|STS-84	\|October 6, 1997 21:55:00 UTC	\|STS-86	align="right"\|144.57
*Mir EO-24*	\|Anatoly Solovyev, Pavel Vinogradov	\|August 5, 1997 15:35:54 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-26	\|February 19, 1998 09:10:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-26	align="right"\|197.73
*Mir NASA-5*	\|David A. Wolf - U.S.A.	\|September 26, 1997 02:34:19 UTC	\|STS-86	\|January 31, 1998 22:36:00 UTC	\|STS-89	align="right"\|127.83
*Mir NASA-6*	\|Andrew S. W. Thomas - U.S.A.	\|January 23, 1998 01:48:15 UTC	\|STS-89	\|June 12, 1998 18:00:17 UTC	\|STS-91	align="right"\|140.63
*Mir EO-25*	\|Talgat Musabayev, Nikolai Budarin	\|January 29, 1998 16:33:42 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-27	\|August 25, 1998 05:24:44 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-27	align="right"\|207.53
*Mir Pegase*	\|Leopold Eyharts - France	\|January 29, 1998 16:33:42 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-27	\|February 19, 1998 09:10:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-26	align="right"\|20.69
*Mir EO-26*	\|Gennady Padalka	\|August 13, 1998 09:43:11 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-28	\|February 28, 1999 02:14:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-28	align="right"\|198.69
*Mir EO-26/27*	\|Sergei Avdeyev	\|August 13, 1998 09:43:11 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-28	\|August 28, 1999 00:34:20 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-29	align="right"\|379.62
*Mir EP-4*	\|Yuri Baturin	\|August 13, 1998 09:43:11 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-28	\|August 25, 1999 05:24:44 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-27	align="right"\|11.82
*Mir Stefanik*	\|Ivan Bella - Slovakia	\|February 20, 1999 04:18:01 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-29	\|February 28, 1999 02:14:30 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-28	align="right"\|7.91
*Mir EO-27 -* *Mir Perseus*	\|Viktor Afanasyev, Jean-Pierre Haignere - France	\|February 20, 1999 04:18:01 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-29	\|August 28, 1999 00:34:20 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-29	align="right"\|188.85
*Mir EO-28*	\|Sergei Zalyotin, Alexandr Kaleri	\|April 4, 2000 05:01:29UTC	\|Soyuz TM-30	\|June 16, 2000 00:43:45 UTC	\|Soyuz TM-30	align="right"\|72.82

Mir spacewalks

The table lists extra-vehicular activity at the Soviet space station Mir.

align="left", width="125"\|Spacecraft	align="left", width="150"\|Spacewalker	align="left", width="125"\|Start - UTC	align="left", width="125"\|End - UTC	align="left", width="50"\|Duration	align="left", width="175"\|Comments
Mir PE-2 - EVA 1	Romanenko & Laveikin	April 11, 1987, 19:41	April 11, 1987, 23:21	3 h, 40 min	Inspect Kvant docking
Mir PE-2 - EVA 2	Romanenko & Laveikin	June 12, 1987, 16:55	June 12, 1987, 18:48	1 h, 53 min	Install solar array
Mir PE-2 - EVA 3	Romanenko & Laveikin	June 16, 1987, 15:30	June 16, 1987, 18:45	3 h, 15 min	Install solar array
Mir PE-3 - EVA 1	Titov & Manarov	February 26, 1988, 09:00	February 26, 1988, 13:55	4 h, 25 min	Replace solar array
Mir PE-3 - EVA 2	Titov & Manarov	June 30, 1988, 05:33	June 30, 1988, 10:43	5 h, 10 min	Repair X-ray detector
Mir PE-3 - EVA 3	Titov & Manarov	October 20, 1988, 05:59	October 20, 1988, 10:11	4 h, 12 min	Repair X-ray telescope
Mir PE-4 - EVA 1	Volkov & Chretien	December 9, 1988, 09:57	December 9, 1988, 15:57	6 h, 00 min	First French EVA
Mir PE-5 - EVA 1	Viktorenko & Serebrov	January 8, 1990, 20:23	January 8, 1990, 23:19	2 h, 56 min	Install star trackers
Mir PE-5 - EVA 2	Viktorenko & Serebrov	January 11, 1990, 18:01	January 11, 1990, 20:55	2 h, 54 min	Modify Mir for Kvant 2
Mir PE-5 - EVA 3	Viktorenko & Serebrov	January 26, 1990, 12:09	January 26, 1990, 15:11	3 h, 02 min	Test Orlan-DMA spacesuit
Mir PE-5 - EVA 4	Viktorenko & Serebrov	February 1, 1990, 08:15	February 1, 1990, 13:14	4 h, 59 min	Test SPK EVA device
Mir PE-5 - EVA 5	Viktorenko & Serebrov	February 5, 1990, 06:08	February 5, 1990, 09:53	3 h, 45 min	Test SPK EVA device
Mir PE-6 - EVA 1	Solovyov & Balandin	July 17, 1990, 13:06	July 17, 1990, 20:22	7 h, 00 min	Repair Soyuz TM-9 insulation
Mir PE-6 - EVA 2	Solovyov & Balandin	July 26, 1990, 11:15	July 26, 1990, 14:46	3 h, 31 min	Inspect Kvant 2 hatch
Mir PE-7 - EVA 1	Manakov & Strekalov	October 29, 1990, 21:45	October 30, 1990, 00:30	2 h, 45 min	Repair Kvant 2 hatch
Mir PE-8 - EVA 1	Afanaseyev & Manarov	January 7, 1991, 17:03	January 7, 1991, 22:21	5 h, 18 min	Repair Kvant 2 hatch
Mir PE-8 - EVA 2	Afanaseyev & Manarov	January 23, 1991, 10:59	January 23, 1991, 16:32	5 h, 33 min	Install Stela boom
Mir PE-8 - EVA 3	Afanaseyev & Manarov	January 26, 1991, 09:00	January 26, 1991, 15:20	6 h, 20 min	Install solar array supports
Mir PE-8 - EVA 4	Afanaseyev & Manarov	April 25, 1991, 20:29	April 26, 1991, 00:03	3 h, 34 min	Inspect Kurs antenna
Mir PE-9 - EVA 1	Artsebarski & Krikalev	June 24, 1991, 21:11	June 25, 1991, 02:09	4 h, 58 min	Replace Kurs antenna
Mir PE-9 - EVA 2	Artsebarski & Krikalev	June 28, 1991, 19:02	June 28, 1991, 22:26	3 h, 24 min	Attach TREK experiment
Mir PE-9 - EVA 3	Artsebarski & Krikalev	July 15, 1991, 11:45	July 15, 1991, 17:41	5 h, 56 min	Prepare for Sofora girder
Mir PE-9 - EVA 4	Artsebarski & Krikalev	July 19, 1991, 11:10	July 19, 1991, 16:38	5 h, 28 min	Assemble Sofora girder
Mir PE-9 - EVA 5	Artsebarski & Krikalev	July 23, 1991, 09:15	July 23, 1991, 14:57	5 h, 42 min	Assemble Sofora girder
Mir PE-9 - EVA 6	Artsebarski & Krikalev	July 27, 1991, 08:44	July 27, 1991, 15:33	6 h, 49 min	Complete Sofora girder
Mir PE-10 - EVA 1	Volkov & Krikalev	February 20, 1992, 20:09	February 21, 1992, 00:21	4 h, 12 min	Maintain Mir
Mir PE-11 - EVA 1	Viktorenko & Kaleri	July 8, 1992, 12:38	July 8, 1992, 14:41	2 h, 03 min	Inspect Kvant 2 gyrodynes
Mir PE-12 - EVA 1	Avdeyev & Solovyov	September 3, 1992, 13:32	September 3, 1992, 17:28	3 h, 56 min	Prepare to install VDU
Mir PE-12 - EVA 2	Avdeyev & Solovyov	September 7, 1992, 11:47	September 7, 1992, 16:55	5 h, 08 min	Install VDU on Sofora truss
Mir PE-12 - EVA 3	Avdeyev & Solovyov	September 11, 1992, 10:06	September 11, 1992, 15:50	5 h, 44 min	Install VDU on Sofora truss
Mir PE-12 - EVA 4	Avdeyev & Solovyov	September 15, 1992, 07:49	September 15, 1992, 11:22	3 h, 33 min	Move Kurs unit on Kristall
Mir PE-13 - EVA 1	Manakov & Poleshchuk	April 19, 1993, 17:15	April 19, 1993, 22:40	5 h, 25 min	Install solar arrays
Mir PE-13 - EVA 2	Manakov & Poleshchuk	June 18, 1993, 17:25	June 18, 1993, 21:58	4 h, 33 min	Install solar arrays
Mir PE-14 - EVA 1	Tsibliyev & Serebrov	September 16, 1993, 05:57	September 16, 1993, 10:16	4 h, 18 min	Prepare Rapana truss assembly
Mir PE-14 - EVA 2	Tsibliyev & Serebrov	September 20, 1993, 03:51:50	September 20, 1993, 07:05:40	3 h, 13 min	Assemble Rapana truss
Mir PE-14 - EVA 3	Tsibliyev & Serebrov	September 28, 1993, 00:57	September 28, 1993, 02:48	1 h, 52 min	Inspect Mir exterior
Mir PE-14 - EVA 4	Tsibliyev & Serebrov	October 22, 1993, 15:47	October 22, 1993, 16:25	0 h, 38 min	Inspect Mir exterior
Mir PE-14 - EVA 5	Tsibliyev & Serebrov	October 29, 1993, 13:38	October 29, 1993, 17:50	4 h, 12 min	Inspect Mir exterior
Mir PE-16 - EVA 1	Malenchenko & Musabayev	September 9, 1994, 07:00	September 9, 1994, 12:06	5 h, 04 min	Repair Soyuz thermal blanket
Mir PE-16 - EVA 2	Malenchenko & Musabayev	September 13, 1994, 06:30	September 13, 1994, 12:32	6 h, 01 min	Mir maintenance
Mir PE-18 - EVA 1	Dezhurov & Strekalov	May 12, 1995, 04:20:44	May 12, 1995, 10:35:16	6 h, 14 min, 32 s	Move Solar Arrays to Kvant
Mir PE-18 - EVA 2	Dezhurov & Strekalov	May 17, 1995, 02:38	May 17, 1995, 09:20	6 h, 52 min	Install solar array on Kvant
Mir PE-18 - EVA 3	Dezhurov & Strekalov	May 22, 1995, 00:10:20	May 22, 1995, 05:25:11	5 h, 14 min, 51 s	Install solar array on Kvant
Mir PE-18 - EVA 4	Dezhurov & Strekalov	May 28, 1995, 22:22	May 28, 1995, 22:43	0 h, 21 min	Prepare Mir to move Kristall
Mir PE-18 - EVA 5	Dezhurov & Strekalov	June 1, 1995, 22:05:30	June 1, 1995, 22:28:20	0 h, 23 min, 50 s	Prepare Mir to move Spektr
Mir PE-19 - EVA 1	Solovyov & Budarin	July 14, 1995, 03:56	July 14, 1995, 09:30	5 h, 34 min	Deploy Spektr solar array
Mir PE-19 - EVA 2	Solovyov & Budarin	July 19, 1995, 00:39	July 19, 1995, 03:47	3 h, 08 min	Install MIRAS spectrometer
Mir PE-19 - EVA 3	Solovyov & Budarin	July 21, 1995, 00:28	July 21, 1995, 06:18	5 h, 35 min	Install MIRAS spectrometer
Mir PE-20 - EVA 1	Avdeyev & Reiter	October 20, 1995, 11:50	October 20, 1995, 17:06	5 h, 16 min	First ESA EVA
Mir PE-20 - EVA 2	Avdeyev & Gidzenko	December 8, 1995, 19:23	December 8, 1995, 19:52	0 h, 37 min	Transfer docking cone
Mir PE-20 - EVA 3	Reiter & Gidzenko	February 8, 1996, 14:03	February 8, 1996, 17:08	3 h, 06 min	Repair Kvant 2 antenna
Mir PE-21 - EVA 1	Onufrienko & Usachev	March 15, 1996, 01:04	March 15, 1996, 06:55	5 h, 51 min	Install 2nd Strela boom
Mir PE-21 - EVA 2	Onufrienko & Usachev	May 20, 1996, 22:50	May 21, 1996, 04:10	5 h, 20 min	Transfer MCSA to Kvant
Mir PE-21 - EVA 3	Onufrienko & Usachev	May 24, 1996, 20:47	May 25, 1996, 02:30	5 h, 34 min	Install MCSA on Kvant
Mir PE-21 - EVA 4	Onufrienko & Usachev	May 30, 1996, 18:20	May 30, 1996, 22:40	4 h, 20 min	Install MOMS to Priroda
Mir PE-21 - EVA 5	Onufrienko & Usachev	June 6, 1996, 16:56	June 6, 1996, 20:30	3 h, 34 min	Install micrometeoroid detectors
Mir PE-21 - EVA 6	Onufrienko & Usachev	June 13, 1996, 12:45	June 13, 1996, 18:27	5 h, 42 min	Install Ferma-3 on Kvant
Mir PE-22 - EVA 1	Korzun & Kaleri	December 2, 1996, 15:54	December 2, 1996, 21:52	5 h, 57 min	Install solar array cables
Mir PE-22 - EVA 2	Korzun & Kaleri	December 9, 1996, 13:50	December 9, 1996, 20:28	6 h, 36 min	Attach Kurs docking antenna
Mir PE-23 - EVA 1	Tsibliyev & Linenger	April 29, 1997, 05:10	April 29, 1997, 10:09	4 h, 59 min	Test Orlan-M spacesuit
Mir PE-24 - EVA 1	Solovyov & Vinogradov	August 22, 1997, 11:14	August 22, 1997, 14:30	3 h, 16 min	Inspect Spektr damage
Mir PE-24 - EVA 2	Solovyov & Foale	September 6, 1997, 01:07	September 6, 1997, 07:07	6 h, 00 min	Inspect Spektr damage
Mir PE-24 - EVA 3	Solovyov & Vinogradov	October 20, 1997, 09:40	October 20, 1997, 16:18	6 h, 38 min	EVA inside Spektr
Mir PE-24 - EVA 4	Solovyov & Vinogradov	November 3, 1997, 03:32	November 3, 1997, 09:36	6 h, 04 min	Dismantle solar panel
Mir PE-24 - EVA 5	Solovyov & Vinogradov	November 6, 1997, 00:12	November 6, 1997, 06:24	6 h, 12 min	Install solar panel
Mir PE-24 - EVA 6	Solovyov & Vinogradov	January 8, 1998, 23:08	January 9, 1998, 02:14	3 h, 06 min	Repair leaking EVA hatch
Mir PE-24 - EVA 7	Solovyov & Wolf	January 14, 1998, 21:12	January 14, 1998, 01:04	3 h, 52 min	Inspect ouside of Mir
Mir PE-25 - EVA 1	Musabayev & Budarin	April 1, 1998, 13:35	April 1, 1998, 20:15	6 h, 40 min	Repair solar panel
Mir PE-25 - EVA 2	Musabayev & Budarin	April 6, 1998, 13:35	April 6, 1998, 17:50	4 h, 15 min	Repair solar panel
Mir PE-25 - EVA 3	Musabayev & Budarin	April 11, 1998, 09:55	April 11, 1998, 16:20	6 h, 25 min	Remove Mir thruster engine
Mir PE-25 - EVA 4	Musabayev & Budarin	April 17, 1998, 07:40	April 17, 1998, 14:13	6 h, 33 min	Repair Mir thruster engine
Mir PE-25 - EVA 5	Musabayev & Budarin	April 22, 1998, 05:34	April 22, 1998, 11:55	6 h, 21 min	Replace Mir thruster engine
Mir PE-26 - EVA 1	Padalka & Avdeyev	September 15, 1998, 20:00	September 15, 1998, 20:30	0 h, 30 min	Repair solar array motor inside Spektr
Mir PE-26 - EVA 2	Padalka & Avdeyev	November 10, 1998, 19:23	November 11, 1998, 01:18	5 h, 54 min	Deploy satellite, mount experiments
Mir PE-27 - EVA 1	Afanasyev & Haignere	April 16, 1999, 04:37	April 16, 1999, 10:56	6 h, 19 min	Install experiments outside Mir
Mir PE-27 - EVA 2	Afanasyev & Avdeyev	July 23, 1999, 11:06	July 23, 1999, 17:13	6 h, 07 min	Install communications antenna
Mir PE-27 - EVA 3	Afanasyev & Avdeyev	July 28, 1999, 09:37	July 28, 1999, 14:59	5 h, 22 min	Deploy communications antenna
Mir PE-28 - EVA 1	Zalyotin & Kaleri	May 12, 2000, 10:44	May 12, 2000, 15:47	5 h, 03 min	Inspect Mir space station