Mir deorbit and re-entry

[krasnoie87]

This music from Vangelis was perfect for this video. I admire MIR space station program so much, but I can't avoid feel me sad about his destruction, even if you tell me that it was necessary.

[Shuttheheckup735]

Why'd they destroy it, strap a couple rockets on it, send it to orbit Mars, boom problem solved then Russia goes down in history for having a Mars space station :P

[Augustow09]

@Shuttheheckup735 not that easy, would take years for the station to make it to Mars and years to send people/Supplies to Mars.

[Shuttheheckup735]

@Augustow09 ummm who said you need to send people and supplies to it? It would be rather cheap to send it there with and few rocket engines while keeping enough fuel to do burns to keep it in orbit for years, maybe 3 times the price then just blowing the fuck outta it in the atmosphere, but still, that's a small amount to pay to go down in history as "The first dudes to have a space station around Mars."

[Augustow09]

@Shuttheheckup735 Very true

[Shuttheheckup735]

@Augustow09

Just imagine a plaque in Moscow, Russia saying "THE FIRST DUDES TO HAVE A SPACE STATION AROUND MARS!!!" XD

[harris3693]

@Augustow09 Man, the USA was jealous, that is why they forced Russia to take it down as Russia lost its USSR superpower status, Fuck you USA!!!

[Augustow09]

@harris3693 Now that I'll agree on. But hey, soon Obama(Or another president) will force the space agency to drop the ISS.

[harris3693]

@Augustow09 well, there are growing fears that if the US defaults its debts, they might have to give all control of the ISS to the Russians or completely cut of military pay, which would lead too a collapse similar to what happened to the USSR in 1991.

[Augustow09]

@harris3693 America is dying anyway with all the money the government is spending. Next thing you know California, Texas, Nevada, and New Mexico will be part of Mexico.

[harris3693]

@Augustow09 True, like no american will ever say that someone else is better than them, they must always destroy great feats and boast that they are great, like the F-22's see-lock-launch technology, which was actually on the MiG-25, 28 years before!! Like Americans are great with cars, but don't accept that fact!!! As many outside the USA say, "A nation with no human values ain't a nation, but a region".

[Shuttheheckup735]

@Astronautical123 fiery and a long fiery trail.... yup

[NOMOETOE]

lol it was awesome :P lol it had a good life...im just glad i wasnt on there when it fell...

[eman20083421]

this was the best part of the whole russian space program right here. why didnt they get better shots of the junk burning up?

[llleeeooonnniiiddd]

Спасибо создателям!..

[oomblikkies]

Good harmony between animations and real live video. Nice video.

[jordododo]

why did it have to die??? WHY???

;)

[pR05t0]

cheap fucking gay game, cant see those animations anymore

upload some real videos!

bye bye MIR , it has been a good time

[nekbiodieselworks]

very sad it couldnt be brought back and saved in a museum

[flimsyshow]

@nekbiodieselworks way too expensive - to disassemble a space station store it in a space shuttle and land it to be reassembled. Besides, even a space shuttle couldn't take it all back home in one go, it would have to be numerous trips there and back. WAY too expensive.

[THEBOB566974]

@flimsyshow idn if a space shuttle can land fully loaded too somthing else to consider...

[xoen6]

You know, there's something ..weird here - mir = peace. Peace is gone, then.

[crashman434]

There is something absolute special watching those"shooting stars" zoom past the palm trees.

[presidentbrian1]

Мир

[AustralianPyro]

the Russians are already planning for MIR2. when the ISS has to be deactivated in 2016 the Russian components will be reused to help build MIR2.

put simply, you have to reuse as much as you can in space.

because its bloody expensive to put anything up there to begin with.

[cud0s]

@AustralianPyro iss life extended to at least 2020

[MegaJim555]

one minute silence for this noble space station.

[splatt53]

Cool song - sounds like something you would hear on Art Bell.

[PhelanKA7]

A noble end to a noble craft.

*Salute*

Great video. Thank you.

[scienceguy474]

yes i is right,im so smart =)

[scienceguy474]

my first guess of what would be gone first is solar panels and im about to watch it I SWEAR I DIDNT WATCH IT ALREADY I SWEAR

[gkhadz]

MIR was an achievement for all the Humanity. No matter what country or political views people had.

It's a pitty they had to down it.

[Frapazoid]

It is. I've heard rumors that it was even political posturing that killed it; a private company was actually formed to take over the station but they were stonewalled from getting important parts they needed to service the station.

Oh well. The ISS actually features modules designed for Mir 2, combined with elements designed for "Space Station Freedom". I think bolting it together with the American's station is pretty appropriate considering the meaning of the name Mir.

[harris3693]

@gkhadz well, blame the jealous yanks who cannot stand a USSR flag in space!!!

[TheCottonTop]

this make my cock hurt. Why?

[c17253]

Dont know answer for previous, but when Skylab de orbited it could hardly be described as burned up well. It came crashing down on to dry land in Western Australia. Luckily no one was in the way. Im told you can go to the site where it impacted and still see the crater it made.

[c17253]

At least it landed in water. When the NASA Skylab re entered it came crashing down on dry land in western australia. lucky no one was in the way as it was far from being burned up completely. Im told if you go to the spot now you can still see the crater it created.

[harris3693]

@c17253 man, skylab came down because the repairs on that thing were way too much, that is why they deorbited it!!!

[dhakaboy1]

Does it just totally burn up so not even an ounce enters the earths atmosphere ??

[crashman434]

those big aluminium habitable "cans" burn up but solid metal stuff ilke

docking ports land on earth

[plotchickens]

look at that mother burn!!!!!

reminds me of the columbia

[adrastea99]

MIR was amazing and would still have continued to function for many years but the political atmosphere and the new technology coming up pretty much spelled the end of it

The Russian government decided to dunk it and make the MIR-2 or ISS it's prime project from then on since keeping MIR up would mean they have two space stations to supply and people were not ready for that

I would have kept it up there and built on it

[admiralnomad]

Read the book "Firefly" It'll change your veiws. Mir was never in great shape and was positively horrible by the time it was deorbited.

[adrastea99]

How about no?

[harris3693]

@adrastea99 totally agree, they should have docked the ISS with it and created the Mir-ISS space station!!!

[Parkinson9999]

impressive video. music suits perfectly

[Silmacar]

Rest in peace MIR... you've been a good station.

[kuki5050]

@Silmacar I agree your opinion. Mir Space Station was a first space station bulid from few modules. I can't believe it has got a 5 science modules! If it would stay on orbit by next 6 years, maybe some scientists from Poland would go there. That's too bad that some countries hasn't got a chance to send their citizens to space station like Mir.

[nekad2000]

Lies!  This is what they want you to believe, people! Believe it not. Mir was seized by the aliens so that they can learn about our weaknesses. The covert aliens in our governments tried to cover it up, but they can't cover up the truth forever! Unite against the alien threat and we will defeat them!

[Persiana]

Yo made me laugh so hard I almost peed myself. Gratz, you just got yourself a thumbs up.

[naykon1]

thats awesome, wonder how fast its going

[unigamehead]

I remember taco bell putting a tarp on the ocean for it to land on, they said if it hit then everyone in the world would get a free taco. No BS

[Fayceee]

I remember hearing that shit too.

[mounsteres]

That would of ben HILARIOUS if it landed on it

[joachim2464]

rescued?

This was a controlled deorbit. The crew landed with a soyuz capsule as normal way before re-entry.

[deneb1795]

what happen?? why did mir came into earth?

[Bearram1]

The International space station happend,

Mir became obsolete and it was past its "expiration date" anyway. Reparing it whitout the help of NASA and others would be to expensive for russia. So it was deliberately de-orbited by the russians.

It was a controlled re-entery to a point.

[reignman40boozer5]

It was old and they needed to get rid of it. :P

[skynet006]

It is funny that private interests want to buy this 15-year-old space station after the Russians verified the deorbit of the Mir.

[joachim2464]

Because we fired its motors and put it on the proper trajectory to hit the atmosphere and burn up. MIR was old and dusty:)

[verbod]

they let a woman pilot Mir for a few min. Sad story.

[XmegaPresident]

That is kind of sad..

[Tommyr]

Well done video. I miss Mir.

[Abanamat85]

whats the song?

[voluweb]

It´s russian astronautics hymn ;)

[tivo654]

The music is by Vangelis, the end titles theme from the film Bladerunner.

[spleenharvester4four]

@tivo654 i thought so!

[EndeavourLaunch]

This is going to be the ISS one day.

[mohammeddavis]

so sad