Ghidorah blows up Mir

The three-headed horror was diving out of the star field toward them, the long necks twisting sinuously.  As the commander and his copilot watched helplessly, the monster spat out powerful rays from each mouth.
A single jagged bolt struck Mir’s central module, and Mir exploded instantly.  The outer modules, which were connected to the central section by flimsy docking tunnels, broke into pieces, spilling their contents into the vacuum of space.  As the astronauts watched, humans were dumped without protection into the airless void.