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Mir was a small space station. Consider its size compared to the space shuttle: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/sts071-s-072_large.jpg
by marcodiego 5y ago
Mir was a small space station. Consider its size compared to the space shuttle: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/sts071-s-072_large.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/st... . Now consider the size of the space shuttle compared to a 747: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/336613main_EC98-44740-2_full.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/336613main_E... .
Skylab, launched in a single piece was bigger than Mir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_stations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_stations
- sandworm101 5y agoSize is different in space. Something that feels cramped on the ground become spacious in zero gravity. It's hard to translate how to transit from life on 2-d surfaces to life in a 3-d floating space. A small car would suddenly feel huge of you can stretch out by hovering in the space above the seats. Skylab had lots of empty space, space that was never properly utilized. And many of its features were found useless in space. Skylab famously had a dining table with a rudimentary chair arrangement, something no other station has used.
- marcodiego 5y agoIndeed skylab had a good volume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1sr6aVzW9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1sr6aVzW9M