Mir enters its final few hours
Russian ground controllers have restarted Mir's computer so they can control its fall to Earth.
Until now the space station has been drifting without power to conserve supplies for its final few hours.
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Until now the space station has been drifting without power to conserve supplies for its final few hours.
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