Mir is a Russian space station that was in operation in Earth's orbit from 1986 to 2001.

References

• In Elmopalooza, the grown-ups of Sesame Street are surprised to find their limousine to Radio City Music Hall is being chauffeured by Grover. Knowing his poor track record, Mr. Handford and Susan comment that they'd be better off taking public transportation. "Or the Mir space station," adds Gordon.

• In an animated sequence in the Farscape episode "Revenging Angel," D'Argo chases after John Crichton in a Looney Tunes-esque fashion. As they race through the cosmos, D'Argo is subdued by the Mir space station, floating by through the scene.