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23 March 2001 - FLASH! [12:55AM EST] CNN REPORTS DEBRIS SIGHTED OVER !
Telemetry shows that the . Nice shot! placed the Station , and no reports of
damage on the ground have come in. The well-controlled splashdown occurred in the South Pacific Ocean (compare with the of the U.S.
in 1979). You
can take off your hard-hats now!
22 March 2001 - The is being de-orbited tonight. Launched by the Soviet Union,
Mir flew 2.2 billion miles over 86,000 orbits, and exceeded its design life
by over 10 years. Russian and American space endurance records were set on
the Station. Here are some quick links to Mir stories...
