TECH
February 15, 1999
CNN
So you wanna rent a space station This could be your last chance.;While
officials at the Russian Space Agency and its contractor Energia were
stocking up on Stoly to celebrate Mirs 13th anniversary in space
Saturday, February 20, they were actively looking for a tenant. So far,
no takers, and it seems nothing or no one can stop the deorbit burn and
meteoric fall into the sea planned for this summer. ;Lenin knows, the
pioneering station has logged a mercurial history. No need to bother
with a detailed litany here just think of the scariest things that can
happen in space like springing a leak or fighting a fire and throw in
some less critical yet nettlesome glitches like a crashprone computer, a
balky cooling system, temperamental air purifiers, a general state of
brownout, and an overflow of trash, and well, you get the picture.
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