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Space Habitats & Life Support · Recorded milestone

Modular space station

Recorded year1986

Mir is built from modules and occupied for a decade.

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Built on

Silicon solar cellRecorded · 1954requires
Integrated circuitRecorded · 1958requires
First space stationRecorded · 1971enables

Led to

International Space StationRecorded · 1998enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.