Twenty-four years ago, today, a progress resupply module collided with the Russian Mir Space Station. What was meant to be a routine procedure ended up being anything but that. The Spektr module was damaged by the collision and with the hull of that module compromised, the station began to lose atmosphere.
Colliding with Mir
Colliding with Mir
Colliding with Mir
Twenty-four years ago, today, a progress resupply module collided with the Russian Mir Space Station. What was meant to be a routine procedure ended up being anything but that. The Spektr module was damaged by the collision and with the hull of that module compromised, the station began to lose atmosphere.