The main results of the research conducted on the MIR Station
in various areas encompass:
Technology
- More than 6700 experiment sessions were conducted
on the Station
- Unique technology for on-orbit assembly and deployment
of the truss and film large structures was tested
- Methods and equipment for conducting repair and refurbishment
activities were tested to extend the Station and hardware
service life
- Stable ordered crystal structures formed by metal
particles in direct current discharge plasma in microgravity
conditions were obtained
- Processes of generation, collection and motion of
monodisperse drops were investigated on a drip refrigerator-radiator
model to validate the possibility of producing high-effective
power facilities.
Materials Science and Space
Technology
- More than 2450 experiment sessions were conducted
- Basic production processes for semiconductor materials
were tested, prototypes were produced which are superior
to the ground analogs in physical characteristics
- A 5-to-10 times increase of the yield of effective
devices made of the produced materials was confirmed
- Characteristics of selected materials for a long
duration operation of the Station were verified.
Life Science
- The medical support system was developed for up to
1.5-year flights
- The procedure for selecting and training specialists
for operations in extreme conditions was developed
- A number of systems and methods was implemented into
the general-medical practice.
Biotechnology
- More that 130 experiment sessions were conducted
- A capability of conducting fine purification and
splitting of protein bioproducts at an output rate hundreds
of times higher than that on the ground was demonstrated
- New knowledge about cells, proteins and viruses was
acquired.
Earth Resources Sensing and
Ecological MonitoringЦ
- Photo imagery of 125 Mkm2 of the Earth surface in
various spectrum areas was conducted
- Hardware systems of real-time measurements and data
downlink were tested (more than 400 sessions were conducted)
- A data bank of photo, video, spectrometry and radiometry
information was created.
Astrophysics
- About 6200 experiment sessions were performed
- A unique observation was conducted, and a hard X-radiation
of Supernova 1987A was detected
- X-ray sources named Kvant Source were opened and
investigated in detail
- The center of Galaxy was investigated in detail.
International Cooperation
- 7600 experiment sessions were performed in the area
of life science, biology, technology, engineering, biotechnology
- 27 International missions
were accomplished, 21 of these missions were performed
on a commercial basis
- Representatives from 12 countries and organizations
from the USA, Germany, England, France, Japan, Austria,
Bulgaria, Syria, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Slovakia,
ESA worked on the Station.
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