Space Eve on Instagram: "Mir was a modular space station operated from 1986 to 2001, serving as a long duration laboratory for biology, physics, Earth observation, and human endurance in microgravity. It hosted crews for months at a time and became the foundation for later international cooperation in space, including the Shuttle Mir missions that led directly to the ISS era. Follow @spaceeves #Mir #SpaceStation #spacehistory"

The History Drop on Instagram: "On February 20, 1986, the Soviet Union embarked on a groundbreaking journey by launching the core module of the Mir space station. This moment marked the beginning of humanity’s first continuously inhabited outpost in orbit, paving the way for countless scientific discoveries! The Mir core module was launched uncrewed, and the first crew—cosmonauts Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovyov—arrived on March 15, 1986, aboard Soyuz T. During their 51-day mission, they activ

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