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One of the largest spacecraft ever to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere remains the massive Mir space station, which was deorbited by Russia on March 23, 2001.

Unlike the other falling spacecraft on this list, Mir’s re-entry was a completely controlled descent aimed at disposing of the iconic Russian space station in the Pacific Ocean. Because of Mir’s immense size, it is included in this list for reference.[Top 10 Soviet & Russian Space Missions]

Russia’s Mir space station consisted of several cylindrical modules launched separately and assembled in orbit between 1986 and 1996. By 2001, Mir (whose name meant “Peace” or “Community” in Russian) weighed 135 tons and spent 15 years in space.

Mir was as large as six schoolbuses and, with the exception of two periods without a crew, was continuously inhabited until August 1999.

Mir re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere near Nadi, Fiji, and fell into the South Pacific.

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