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Mir Lives

Posted by Hemos on from the saved-yet-again dept.

hyperstation writes "An article at abcnews.com says that Mir will stay up, thanks to a $27 million donation (that's 750 megarubles) from Russia. Look's like they're not broke after all." *sigh* Someone wake me up when Mir finally falls to the planet.

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  1. Rename it: by manichawk · · Score: 5

    At this rate, it should be renamed to:

    "The Amazing Space Yo-Yo!"...

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    ManicHawk - Just because you're manic doesn't mean the walls aren't bouncy :o)
  2. Is there a point to keeping Mir alive? by Bearpaw · · Score: 4
    Aside from the morale/PR value for Russia, is there any point to keeping Mir alive? Given how old and patched it is, and the damage from fires and collisions, is it really still functional enough to be useful? Or should it be given a proud death, briefly lighting the heavens over Siberia?

    (I ain't saying, I'm asking.)