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Svemiska stanica Mir je sklapana od 9 februra 1986 do 1996. Rasklopljena i unistena 2011.
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End of a lunar dream
In the 1980s, some optimistic prognosis expected to see several long-term settlements on the Moon in 2005 built by the Soviets, the European Space Agency and the US and manned by 6-15 people. Around 2010, the lunar population was expected to grow to 100-500 people! By that time, private enterprises were expected to join researchers in the quest to explore the Moon and use its resources. (136)
The capabilities of the Energia rocket and the US Space Shuttle to launch lunar expeditions and to maintain lunar bases had been widely discussed in the press in academic forums during the 1980s, however, in reality such plans had never gone beyond conceptual studies. In fact, any prospects for not only lunar base, but any manned space flight beyond Earth orbit all but dissipated by the end of the Cold War.
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