Russia's Mir deorbit plans seen meshing with Station assembly

Russia's plans to deorbit the old Mir space station next winter shouldn't interfere with NASA's plans to assemble the new International Space Station, unless problems arise on both jobs that require "contingency" Russian crews to fly to Mir and ISS in Soyuz capsules, according to the head of NASA's...

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