Mir Spacecraft Museum - Hokkaido
The Mir Spacecraft Museum or Mir Exhibition Hall ( ミール展示館 ) is an area inside the Tomakomai City Technology Center that is dedicated to the Mir Spacecraft. It is located at 3 Chome-1-12 Asahimachi, Tomakomai City in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan . Mir Spacecraft Museum Mir Spacecraft Museum details Tomakomai City, located in Hokkaido, Japan , celebrated its 50th anniversary as a city in 1998 in a grand event that highlighted the city's development and prospects. One of the highlights of this celebration was the donation of the Soviet-made space station "Mir" to the city. Mir Spacecraft Museum - Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Prefecture Originally, Horie Kikaku , a development company in the space industry based in Tokyo, purchased the Mir spare spacecraft from the Soviet authorities. The Mir had previously been on display at the World Design Expo in Nagoya. Iwakura Construction, a renowned company, repurchased the spare Mir and Kuvant aircraft and generously donated it to Tom...