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	NOVA: Terror in Space - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mir/ A NOVA documentary about the mishap-filled visit of American astronaut Jerry Linenger to Mir. Includes information on a typical day aboard the station, mission mishaps, an interview with Linenger, and a timeline of space age disasters.
	With Us Via Satellite - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec97/mir_9-30.html An interview with American astronaut David Wolf, who served on the Mir space station in 1997, and his Russian counterparts. [PBS]
	Mir Space Station 1986-2001 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2001/mir/ BBC News presents an illustrated history of the station.
	Ground Control - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june97/atlantis_5-26.html Transcript of an interview about the mission of the Atlantis space shuttle to the Mir station in 1997, and about the increasing problems with maintaining the aging space station. [PBS]
	Coming Apart? - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec97/mir_8-14.html A report on the future of Mir and the continuing American participation in the space station after a series of dangerous mishaps and critical system failures in 1997 threatened the lives of Russian and American crew. [PBS]

	MIRed in Mishaps - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec97/mir_7-17.html An interview with NASA and Russian Space Agency officials about a series of critical accidents and system failures aboard the Mir space station in mid-1997. [PBS]
	Mir Diary - http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/StationsMir/Mir.php Description of the Mir orbital complex together with a detailed diary of onboard events.
	Space Station Mir - http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/mir-index.html Aggregate listing of many New York Times articles on Mir, 1997-2001. Free registration required.
	Moscow, We Have a Problem - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june97/mir_6-25.html An interview with NASA officials about a serious accident aboard the Mir station caused when the Mir cosmonauts lost control of a resupply ship, crashing it into the space station. The collision caused a depressurization and damaged the station's solar panels. [PBS]
	Mir in 3D - http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/multimedia/cult3d/html/mir.html An interactive, three-dimensional model of the Mir space station. Requires the Cult 3-D plug-in.

	Mir: A Rich Chronology - http://www.space.com/news/spacestation/mirinteractive_chron.html Descriptions of key events in Mir's history. [Space.com]
	SpaceOnLine: MIR - http://www.spaceonline.tv/mir.htm Archive of news and information about the space station.
	Russia Unveils Mir 2 But Spacecraft Construction Not on the Agenda - http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/mir2_unveiled_010411.html An early report on plans for Mir's successor.
	Orbital Complex Mir 1986-2001 - http://www.videocosmos.com/mir/mir.htm Excerpts from a book containing pictures, drawings, and photos of the space station's modules.
	2 Soviet Cosmonauts Lofted Toward New Space Station - http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/031486sci-space-mir.html An original report from the first manned mission to Mir. Free registration required. [New York Times]

	Mir's Woes Raise Doubts about U.S.-Russian Cooperation - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9706/25/mir.us.russia/ A report on the Mir station's problems in space and questions about the reliability of the Russians as partners in the International Space Station program. [CNN]
	A Mir Retrospective - http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1120027 Streaming audio from NPR's Talk of the Nation, with several guests commenting on station. [National Public Radio]
	Shuttle-Mir: An Experiment in Science and Politics - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9804/02/mir.retrospective/ Discussion of the political and scientific goals of the Shuttle-Mir missions and how successful the program was in achieving these goals. Includes interviews with crew members that worked on the station. [CNN]

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