What is the meaning of Mir?

Mir (Persian: مير‎) (which is derived from the Arabic title Emir ‘general, prince’) is a rare ruler’s title in princely states and an aristocratic title generally used to refer to a person who is a descendant of a commander in medieval Muslim tradition.

What is Mir used for?

What is Mir? Mir is the longest lasting, most elaborate space station to date. At Mir’s core is a module where the astronauts live and six docking ports which are used for re-supply vehicles and to lock on the specialised modules that are used for various technical work.

What is the meaning of Mir Class 9?

Mir was a space station. It was initially operated by Soviet Union but later on by Russia. Interestingly, it was the first research station meant for long term research.

When was the Mir sent into space?

1986
Mir, Soviet/Russian modular space station, the core module (base block) of which was launched into Earth orbit by the U.S.S.R. in 1986.

Who were Mir Class 9?

Mir was named as a Russian community. It was a self governed community of peasants households who elect its own officials. In this community, every person was governed by themselves and take decisions by self only. They also control local forest, fisheries, hunting grounds and vacant lands.

Where is the surname Mir from?

Muslim (common in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India): from a title of Persian origin, a short form of Arabic Amir ‘prince’, ‘commander’. Polish: from a short form of any of various Old Polish personal names containing the element mir ‘peace’, ‘quiet’, ‘esteem’, for example Miroslaw or Jaromir.

Is the Mir still in orbit?

An official statement announced that Mir “ceased to exist” at 05:59:24 GMT. The final tracking of Mir was conducted by a United States Army site on Kwajalein Atoll. The European Space Agency, German Federal Ministry of Defence and NASA also assisted with tracking Mir during its final orbit and reentry.