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International Space Station International Space Station (ISS) is another space station. Its con- struction began in 1998 and was completed by 2011. It is expected to work until 2020. The space station was built by space agencies of the United States, Japan, Canada, and Russia, as well as sever- al nations in Europe. The space station has facilities to test other spacecraft that would travel to the moon and Mars.

Mir Space Station The Mir space station was launched by Russia in 1986. It was made up of a basic core and several ad- ditional units. All these parts were joined together in or- bit only. The station was in operation for fifteen years, from 1986 to 2001. It burned and crashed into the South Pacific Ocean while entering earth in 2001.

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