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Today in History, Feb. 20 By The Moscow Times Feb. 20, 2014 The Mir space station in 1998. 28 years ago today, on Feb. 20, 1986, the Soviet space station "Mir" was sent into space. In its years in service, 139 scientists spent time on board.
