Cosmonauts fix leaky cooling system in Mir's CO2 scrubber

Cosmonauts aboard Russia's Mir space station, including Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency, used a backup system for two days after a cooling line in the station's main carbon dioxide scrubber was discovered leaking. Officials at Mission Control Center-Moscow said Thursday the leak...

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