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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation and United States initiated the [[Shuttle–Mir program|Shuttle-''Mir'' program]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 1994 |title=NASA and Russian space agency agree additional space shuttle/MIR missions |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0045-8732(94)90049-3 |journal=COSPAR Information Bulletin |volume=1994 |issue=129 |pages=37–38 |doi=10.1016/0045-8732(94)90049-3 |bibcode=1994CIBu..129S..37. |issn=0045-8732}}</ref> The first Russian cosmonaut flew on the [[STS-60]] mission in 1994 and the ''Discovery'' rendezvoused, but did not dock with, the Russian ''[[Mir]]'' in the [[STS-63]] mission. This was followed by ''Atlantis''' [[STS-71]] mission where it accomplished the initial intended mission for the Space Shuttle, docking with a space station and transferring supplies and personnel. The Shuttle-''Mir'' program would continue until 1998, when a series of orbital accidents on the space station spelled an end to the program.<ref name="auto" /> | Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation and United States initiated the [[Shuttle–Mir program|Shuttle-''Mir'' program]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 1994 |title=NASA and Russian space agency agree additional space shuttle/MIR missions |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0045-8732(94)90049-3 |journal=COSPAR Information Bulletin |volume=1994 |issue=129 |pages=37–38 |doi=10.1016/0045-8732(94)90049-3 |bibcode=1994CIBu..129S..37. |issn=0045-8732}}</ref> The first Russian cosmonaut flew on the [[STS-60]] mission in 1994 and the ''Discovery'' rendezvoused, but did not dock with, the Russian ''[[Mir]]'' in the [[STS-63]] mission. This was followed by ''Atlantis''' [[STS-71]] mission where it accomplished the initial intended mission for the Space Shuttle, docking with a space station and transferring supplies and personnel. The Shuttle-''Mir'' program would continue until 1998, when a series of orbital accidents on the space station spelled an end to the program.<ref name="auto" /> | ||
In 2003, a second space shuttle was destroyed when the ''Columbia'' was [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|destroyed]] upon reentry during the [[STS-107]] mission, resulting in the loss of the spacecraft and all seven astronauts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wattles |first=Jackie |date=2024-04-13 |title=How the Columbia disaster changed the future of spaceflight |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/world/columbia-space-shuttle-disaster-nasa-scn/index.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> This accident marked the beginning of the retiring of the Space Shuttle program, with President | In 2003, a second space shuttle was destroyed when the ''Columbia'' was [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|destroyed]] upon reentry during the [[STS-107]] mission, resulting in the loss of the spacecraft and all seven astronauts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wattles |first=Jackie |date=2024-04-13 |title=How the Columbia disaster changed the future of spaceflight |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/world/columbia-space-shuttle-disaster-nasa-scn/index.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> This accident marked the beginning of the retiring of the Space Shuttle program, with President George W. Bush directing that upon the completion of the International Space Station, the space shuttle be retired. In 2006, the Space Shuttle returned to flight, conducting several mission to service the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], but was retired following the [[STS-135]] resupply mission to the International Space Station in 2011. | ||
=== Space stations === | === Space stations === | ||