Farewell, Mir; So Long, Space Race

The demise of Russia's Mir also marks with fiery finality the end of the space race that created this outmoded space station. Built as a symbol of Soviet technical prowess in the Cold War days when the U.S. was concentrating on the space shuttle, Mir wound up as a testament to the persistence...

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