What are the relative sizes of the two spacecraft?
Both the Shuttle and Mir weigh roughly the same-around 200,000 pounds. While docked, the two vehicles have a combined weigh of more than half a million pounds. The shuttle is physically a smaller vehicle, with a more concentrated weight. In terms of living volume, the shuttle provides about 5,000 cubic feet – the size of a small travel trailer, while the Mir provides almost 13,000 cubic feet.
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