Value of time on Mir questions NASA and partners
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP nearly 1000 days aboard Mir by Americans across seven flights includes two Thanksgivings and two Christmases as the final astronaut nears departure. NASA and the Russian Space Agency defend the program as essential for Phase 2 of the space station while critics question the cost and lessons learned.
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Three Die in California Carwash Shootout Unsolved Tupac Case Ties
In Compton California three men Orlando Anderson 23 Michael Stone 41 and Jerry Stone 24 were killed in a carwash shootout. A fourth man Michael Reed Dorrough 29 was wounded and later arrested at King Drew Medical Center where he was treated and held without bail. Police said Lt. Robert Baker.
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Computer shuts down on Mir three days before shuttle ferry flight
A critical Mir computer failure shut down the station's motion control three days before Discovery's ferry flight to the Mir station. NASA said the solar panels were misaligned and crew used the Soyuz thrusters to steer and conserve power while turning off nonessential systems. Officials planned to proceed with the Tuesday launch as crews assessed the fault.
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