Place: Mir

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US millionaire's spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan

US millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen and a two-man Russian-American crew returned from the international space station to Earth early today in a lightning-swift, bone-jarring descent.

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Space: the final frontier for tourism interests

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First woman shuttle pilot 'can't wait' for next mission

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Litany of disasters in space

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Bits of Mir wont be valuable

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A Mir drop in the ocean

Mir showed long-duration space flight possible

During 15 years in orbit, Russia’s Mir space station survived fires, collisions and equipment failure.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2001

Fishermen plan to stay in Mir splash down zone

Fishermen in the South Pacific say they will risk being hit by the Mir space station because the fishing is good.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2001

Japan's worry over Mir crash grows

Japan is on a crisis alert over fears the Mir space station could crash into their country.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2001

Officials set date for Mir's plunge to Earth

Russian space officials have set March 20 as the date for dumping the Mir space station.

Wed, 07 Mar, 2001

Mir could carry mutant space fungi

The Mir space station could carry mutant fungi when it crash lands on Earth.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2001

Mir frees parking space for dumping craft

Russian ground controllers have undocked an empty cargo ship from the Mir space station to free a parking space for another ship to help dump the aging station.

Thu, 25 Jan, 2001

Fears mount over space station crash site

Japanese politicians are demanding that Russia gives out more information on where Mir is expected to crash.

Tue, 16 Jan, 2001

Last chance to see Mir in Irish skies

The Russian space station Mir will blaze across Irish skies for the last time tonight.

Sun, 14 Jan, 2001