A precursor to the International Space Station, Mir has borne testimony to Russia's innovation in the field of manned spacflight for thirteen years. On August 28th 1999, the final crew - Jean-Pierre Haignere, Viktor Afansyev, Serge Avdeyev - will vacate the station.
This index gives an overview of the history of Mir, with particular emphasis on European involvement.

10:00:00:00 ESA opening titles
10:00:38:00 menu page
10:00:42:00 caption: gvs' Mir in orbit
10:00:48:00 ext gvs' Mir in orbit
10:01:13:00 cs Mir [through window] with zo, Earth in b/g
10:01:24:00 flythrough interior Mir
10:02:14:00 caption: European missions to Mir 1994 - 1995
10:02:18:00 ms with pan up launch Soyuz rocket
10:02:31:00 view Thomas Reiter in Soyuz capsule
10:02:40:00 view through docking camera
10:02:48:00 astronauts meet and hug through docking port
10:03:09:00 gvs' Reiter and Merbold on board Mir
10:05:58:00 gvs' astronauts prepare for Extra-Vehicular Activity [EVA]
10:06:11:00 gvs' EVA
10:07:16:00 caption: Soyuz capsule returns to Earth
10:07:22:00 Soyuz capsule falls to Earth
10:07:28:00 gvs' recovery astronauts from landed capsule
10:09:02:00 caption: Soyuz rollout, launch and docking
10:09:07:00 gvs' rollout Soyuz launcher [at Baikonur]
10:09:45:00 mls astronauts board Soyuz for Euromir '94
mission
10:10:11:00 crowd cutaway
10:10:14:00 mcs with pan up Soyuz launch