Mir splashdown postponed to Friday
The Mir space station will now be dumped on Friday, a day later than planned.
Space officials had previously set Mir's controlled descent into the South Pacific for early on Thursday.
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Space officials had previously set Mir's controlled descent into the South Pacific for early on Thursday.
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