NASA underscores commitment to Mir with astronaut assignment.

NOT GIVING UP: NASA is going to stick to its plans to keep astronauts working on Mir right up until launch of the first International Station element next June. On Friday the U.S. agency, as expected, formally named Astronaut Andrew Thomas to fill the final U.S. billet on Mir, replacing Astronaut...

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