Resource Guides: History: MIR (Russian Space Station)

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MIR

Mir Space Station

Soviet-Russian Space Station

Mir Space Station
from Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Science in Modern World History Online
Mir Space Station: Testing Long-Term Stays in Space

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Mir Space Station
NASA site
MIR Facts and History
European Space Agency site
The End is Mir
NASA Science News
Mir Space Station Photo Gallery
official NASA photos and site
Mir at half power after collision
June 1997 CNN report
Spacecraft - Mir Space Station and Shuttle
Life on Mir
What's it like to live aboard Mir?
From Mir to Mars
My life on Mir
As the Russian space station Mir hurtles towards the end of its 15-year voyage, one man will be especially sad to see it go. Sergei Avdeyev, who spent 748 days on board, talks to Amelia Gentleman
Working aboard the Mir Space Station

A History of Space Exploration by Tim Furniss
Call Number: 629.45 FUR
ISBN: 1585746509
Publication Date: 2003-06-01
Countdown: A History of Space Flight by T. A. Heppenheimer
Call Number: 629.4 Hep
ISBN: 0471144398
Publication Date: 1997-04-15

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