Talk:Mir

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 * Russia& -39;s Mir space station is backdropped against Earth& -39;s horizon. Original from NASA . Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. - 41997987775.jpg

When was Mir launched?
The internet seems unclear on this:


 * This page say the 19th
 * NASA says the 19th, https://www.nasa.gov/history/35-years-ago-launch-of-mir-space-stations-first-module/
 * ESA says the 20th, https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Mir_FAQs_-_Facts_and_history
 * EB says 20th, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mir-Soviet-Russian-space-station
 * NY Times said "today" on the 20th, https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/20/us/russians-launch-a-space-station.html
 * BBC says 20th, http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_4713000/4713752.stm
 * Popular Mechanics says 20th, https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a19517/mir-space-station-30th-anniversary/
 * This log of launches says specifically the 19th at 21:28 UTC (which would have been the 20th at the launch site in Kazakhstan), https://www.orbitalfocus.uk/Diaries/StationsMir/1986.php (but I have no idea how trustworthy this log is)
 * Mir Core Module says 20th

It certainly seems like it should be the 20th if we're counting from where it was launched. Coderanger0 (talk) 06:01, 18 February 2024 (UTC)