No, I think it summarizes the article rather well. What I&#x27;m not fully agreeing with is apparent emphasis on Mir shortcomings - a big part in the beginning of the article lists those problems which found during 15 years of service.<p>Mir was in large part for science - and it did that rather well. Along that, it also taught how humans can be working together, and how to build a long-term (from today&#x27;s standpoint) station for space. And, teaching that, Mir shown a set of problems - fortunately without catastrophes.