The Soviet MIR Space Station.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to determine if the Soviet MIR space station represents a significant advance when compared to the Soviets preceding Salyut 7 space station. A description and comparison of the physical features of Salyut 7 and MIR are presented. A discussion and analysis of the scientific, commercial, military and political uses or missions of the Salyut 7 and MIR space stations are included. The MIR space station is determined to be a significant advance relative to the Salyut 7 space station.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194040

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Snook

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Scientific Research
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Operations
  • Space Stations
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Ussr
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites