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    Shuttle-Mir: An Experiment in Science and Politics - Discussion of the political and scientific goals of the Shuttle-Mir missions and how successful the program was in achieving these goals. Includes interviews with crew members that worked on the station. [CNN]

    Mir + 10 - A report on the tenth anniversary of the Mir space station and a discussion of its future in the face of the limited funding and resources of the Russian space program. [CNN]

    Ground Control - Transcript of an interview about the mission of the Atlantis space shuttle to the Mir station in 1997, and about the increasing problems with maintaining the aging space station. [PBS]

    Mishaps on Mir - An annotated chronology of the numerous technical problems and human errors that plagued the Mir space station in 1997 and 1998.

    NOVA: Terror in Space - A NOVA documentary about the mishap-filled visit of American astronaut Jerry Linenger to Mir. Includes information on a typical day aboard the station, mission mishaps, an interview with Linenger, and a timeline of space age disasters.

    Moscow, We Have a Problem - An interview with NASA officials about a serious accident aboard the Mir station caused when the Mir cosmonauts lost control of a resupply ship, crashing it into the space station. The collision caused a depressurization and damaged the station's solar panels. [PBS]

    With Us Via Satellite - An interview with American astronaut David Wolf, who served on the Mir space station in 1997, and his Russian counterparts. [PBS]

    Coming Apart? - A report on the future of Mir and the continuing American participation in the space station after a series of dangerous mishaps and critical system failures in 1997 threatened the lives of Russian and American crew. [PBS]

    Mir in 3D - An interactive, three-dimensional model of the Mir space station. Requires the Cult 3-D plug-in.

    MIRed in Mishaps - An interview with NASA and Russian Space Agency officials about a series of critical accidents and system failures aboard the Mir space station in mid-1997. [PBS]

    Mir's Woes Raise Doubts about U.S.-Russian Cooperation - A report on the Mir station's problems in space and questions about the reliability of the Russians as partners in the International Space Station program. [CNN]

    Mir Space Station - A report on the Mir space station, describing the assembly of its modules in orbit. Includes video clips of the station.

    Mir Space Station Photo Gallery - A small gallery featuring photos of Russia's Mir Space Station.

    Mir Space Station - History, news, images, and information on research on the station.

    Mir: A Rich Chronology - Descriptions of key events in Mir's history. [Space.com]

    Mission Mir - A handful of CNN articles and multimedia about the Mir spacestation, from 1997-1998.

    Russia Loses Contact with Mir - Russia's mission control has lost contact with the unmanned space station Mir, a mission control spokeswoman said on Tuesday. [CNN]

    Orbital Complex Mir 1986-2001 - Excerpts from a book containing pictures, drawings, and photos of the space station's modules.

    Space Station Mir - Aggregate listing of many New York Times articles on Mir, 1997-2001. Free registration required.

    Mir: A Look Back - Mission history, facts, overview, and wrapup. [Discovery Chanel Canada]

    2 Soviet Cosmonauts Lofted Toward New Space Station - An original report from the first manned mission to Mir. Free registration required. [New York Times]

    Mir Space Station 1986-2001 - BBC News presents an illustrated history of the station.

    Pranks Show Lighter Side of Mir - A look at the fun times had aboard Mir. [Moscow Times]

    Russia Unveils Mir 2 But Spacecraft Construction Not on the Agenda - An early report on plans for Mir's successor.

    Mir Diary - Description of the Mir orbital complex together with a detailed diary of onboard events.

    SpaceOnLine: MIR - Archive of news and information about the space station.

    Mir Reflections - A short editorial commentary on the Mir station. [John Shepler]

    A Mir Retrospective - Streaming audio from NPR's Talk of the Nation, with several guests commenting on station. [National Public Radio]



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