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Russia Dumps Mir Into South Pacific After Unpaid Orbit
The aging Mir space station reentered the atmosphere over the South Pacific after Russia could no longer afford to maintain it. Debris spread across a wide swath, with 27 and a half tons expected to reach Earth. Mission Control officials spoke of professionalism and no recovery plans.
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Yuri Gagarin
Mir
International Space Station
Moscow
Andrei Borisenko
Mission Control
Vyacheslav Mikhailichenko
Vsevolod Latyshev
Russia
Mir Space Station
Pacific Ocean