Space Shuttle-Mir (NASA-Roscosmos)

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May 21, 2023
Reference photo of Shuttle Atlantis approaching Mir.
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May 21, 2023
Reference photo of Mir.
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May 21, 2023
Mir assembly reference.
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May 21, 2023
Rendering of Shuttle docked to Mir.
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May 21, 2023
I wasn't able to acquire a Mir kit, but the Armageddon Space Station kit was readily available on eBay. Research on the internet suggested the Armageddon kit contained a Mir plus extra parts! I can confirm that. These are the extra parts.
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May 21, 2023
These are the Mir sprues found in the Armageddon kit. I used the Mir instructions from Scalemates to compare to the Armageddon kit instructions, and separated out the parts according to module in the downloaded Mir instructions. The only thing missing is a Space Shuttle docking module, which will have to be scratch built - perhaps fabricated using some of the extra parts.
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May 21, 2023
Kristall and Piroda modules. Kristall (Crystal) was a technology, material processing, geophysics and astrophysics laboratory launched on May 31, 1990, by a Proton 8K82K rocket. Piroda (Nature) was a remote sensing module launched on April 23, 1996, also by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
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May 21, 2023
Core and Kvant-2 modules. The Core module served as the living quarters. It was launched on February 19, 1986, by a Proton 8K82K rocket. Kvant-2 (Quantum) provided newer and more sophisticated life support systems. It was launched on December 6, 1989 by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
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May 21, 2023
Spektr module. The purpose of Spektr (Spectrum) was to house experiments for the US-Russian Cooperation program. It was launched on May 20, 1995 by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
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May 21, 2023
Kvant-1 module. Kvant-1 (Quantum) was an astronomy module. It was launched on March 31, 1987 by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
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May 21, 2023
Core/Kvant-2 additional parts.
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May 21, 2023
Progress spacecraft. Progress is an expendable cargo spacecraft. Its purpose is to deliver the supplies needed to sustain a human presence in orbit. While it does not carry a crew, it can be boarded by astronauts when docked to a space station. Progress is derived from the crewed Soyuz spacecraft and launches on the same launch vehicle, a Soyuz rocket.

Progress has supported space stations as early as Salyut 6 and as recently as the International Space Station (ISS).
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May 21, 2023
Soyuz capsule. Soyuz (Union) is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights. It was originally built as part of the Soviet crewed lunar programs. It is launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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January 22, 2025
Washed the orbiter sprues. I believe starting with the Space Shuttle Orbiter may be the best option, and build up Mir module by module from there. I'm optimistic that using brass rods internal to the assembly will give the structural integrity needed to hold everything together. I plan to use spare parts from the space station and another orbiter kit to create the Mir docking configuration of the shuttle bay.
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February 1, 2025
Some experimentation today! I tried applying some color shifting metallic art tape to a spare solar panel, burnished it down with a toothpick, then applied various clear acrylics over the top. I think this may be a viable technique! I will have to use more care cutting the tape. The yellow and blue colors will make a good representation of solar panels facing the sun and earth respectively. This looks better in person than in the photo. It's an interesting effect when viewed from different angles.

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8 21 May 2023, 16:12

Ricardo Reis
Interesting, following! 🙂

21 May 2023, 19:45

Thomas Espe
👀

3 February, 10:20

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The Shuttle-Mir program was at its peak during my tour at CCAS. All nine Shuttle-Mir Program docking missions were flown during that time. This model represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir Space Station. I selected Atlantis because it performed the most docking missions with Mir.
- STS-71 Atlantis (27 Jun 1995)
- STS-74 Atlantis (12 Nov 1995)
- STS-76 Atlantis (22 Mar 1996)
- STS-79 Atlantis (16 Sep 1996)
- STS-81 Atlantis (12 Jan 1997)
- STS-84 Atlantis (15 May 1997)
- STS-86 Atlantis (25 Sep 1997)
- STS-89 Endeavour (22 Jan 1998)
- STS-91 Discovery (2 Jun 1998)

Space Shuttle-Mir (NASA-Roscosmos)

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1:144 Discovery Space Shuttle (Revell 4544)

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Rockwell International Orbiter

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"Atlantis"
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