Bits of Mir wont be valuable

Space experts who travelled to the South Pacific to watch Russian space station Mir plunge into the ocean have good news and bad news for anyone thinking about salvaging the wreckage.

Space experts who travelled to the South Pacific to watch Russian space station Mir plunge into the ocean have good news and bad news for anyone thinking about salvaging the wreckage.

The good news is parts of the 143-ton wreck may be floating just below the water’s surface and could wash up on a populated Pacific island.

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