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During a long mission aboard the Mir space station, Sergei Krikalev witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union from orbit, leaving him effectively stranded in space as his country vanished below. His ...
(CNN) -- Two Russian cosmonauts on Mir ended a longer-than-expected internal spacewalk on Monday but left some work unfinished after a snag prevented a complete rewiring of the space station's solar ...
Reach for the stars with MIR’s fall Russian space tour. Guests will be able to tour Russia’s premier cosmonaut training facility, Star City, participate in optional cosmonaut training and meet top ...