X-Mir Inspector back on line, but Mir is pulling away.

X-MIR RECOVERED: German ground controllers say the X-Mir Inspector is working "perfectly" after its abortive attempt to study the Mir orbital station from the outside last week. Russian controllers ordered Mir's crew to back away from the yard-long free-flyer when it became apparent they couldn't...

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