Russia seeking private funds to save Mir, fund Station

Russia's cash-strapped space program is trying to milk its Mir orbital station for every kopek of value left in it, looking for private investors to save it from reentry next summer and, failing that, pressing NASA to use a Space Shuttle to salvage scientific gear from the 13-year-old facility and...

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