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From: hammen@puff.UUCP (Zaphod Beeblebrox)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: New Soviet Space Station--any info?
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 10:45:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 21 10:45:32 1986
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Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
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Keywords: 'Mir', launch vehicle, characteristics



	Does anyone know anything about the new Soviet space station "Mir"?
I read the previous posting from the AP, and have seen some footage of the 
launch.  Does anyone know anything about:
	a) the launch vehicle.  Was this the public debut of the new Soviet
superbooster?  Or was it just a Proton (D-1)?  It looked sort of like the
Proton, but, since it was a night launch, it was hard to verify.
	b)the station itself.  (weight, features besides the six docking ports,
etc.).  Is it similar to the Cosmos 1443 add-on module to the Salyut?
(I mean in construction/architecture, not in the role it serves in).

I'd also be interested in discussing (through mail) the Soviet space program.
Thanks for the response.


			 	Robert J. Hammen
				U of Wisc. CS Dept.
				U of Wisc. Plasma Physics Dept.
				Manta Software Corp.
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