Mir Space Station
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An original report from the first manned mission to Mir. Free registration required. [New York Times] » A Mir Retrospective
Streaming audio from NPR's Talk of the Nation, with several guests commenting on station. [National Public Radio] » 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] » 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] » 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 + 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] » Mir Diary
Description of the Mir orbital complex together with a detailed diary of onboard events. » 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 1986-2001
BBC News presents an illustrated history of the station. » Mir in 3D
An interactive, three-dimensional model of the Mir space station. Requires the Cult 3-D plug-in. » 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: A Look Back
Mission history, facts, overview, and wrapup. [Discovery Chanel Canada] » Mir: A Rich Chronology
Descriptions of key events in Mir's history. [Space.com] » Mishaps on Mir
An annotated chronology of the numerous technical problems and human errors that plagued the Mir space station in 1997 and 1998. » Mission Mir
A handful of CNN articles and multimedia about the Mir spacestation, from 1997-1998. » 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 pa » 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. » Orbital Complex Mir 1986-2001
Excerpts from a book containing pictures, drawings, and photos of the space station's modules. » Pranks Show Lighter Side of Mir
A look at the fun times had aboard Mir. [Moscow Times] » 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] » Russia Unveils Mir 2 But Spacecraft Construction Not on the Agenda
An early report on plans for Mir's successor. » 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] » Space Station Mir
Aggregate listing of many New York Times articles on Mir, 1997-2001. Free registration required. » SpaceOnLine: MIR
Archive of news and information about the space station. » 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] |
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