Mir is an assembly of different modules, the oldest of which - the
base block - was launched in 1986. The Soviets, and now the Russians
traditionally employ destructive re-entries over the Pacific to
dispose of derelict spacecraft.
I'd say the chances of anybody having to deal with Mir fallout will
be literally astronomical.
>To the best of my knowledge, the Soviets began to fly Mir (in stages; it's
>built out of individually-launched capsules) in the early 1980s. Thus, it
>won't reach 50 years until a bit after 2030. It doesn't look like it's
>going to fly for that long a time.
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