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Shuttle-Mir: An Experiment in Science and Politics Discussion of the political and scientific goals of the Shuttle-Mir missions and how successful the program was in achieving these goals. Includes interviews with crew members that worked on the station. [CNN] Mir + 10 A report on the tenth anniversary of the Mir space station and a discussion of its future in the face of the limited funding and resources of the Russian space program. [CNN] Ground Control Transcript of an interview about the mission of the Atlantis space shuttle to the Mir station in 1997, and about the increasing problems with maintaining the aging space station. [PBS] Mishaps on Mir An annotated chronology of the numerous technical problems and human errors that plagued the Mir space station in 1997 and 1998. NOVA: Terror in Space A NOVA documentary about the mishap-filled visit of American astronaut Jerry Linenger to Mir. Includes information on a typical day aboard the station, mission mishaps, an interview with Linenger, and a timeline of space age disasters. Moscow, We Have a Problem An interview with NASA officials about a serious accident aboard the Mir station caused when the Mir cosmonauts lost control of a resupply ship, crashing it into the space station. The collision caused a depressurization and damaged the station's solar panels. [PBS] With Us Via Satellite An interview with American astronaut David Wolf, who served on the Mir space station in 1997, and his Russian counterparts. [PBS] Coming Apart? A report on the future of Mir and the continuing American participation in the space station after a series of dangerous mishaps and critical system failures in 1997 threatened the lives of Russian and American crew. [PBS] Mir in 3D An interactive, three-dimensional model of the Mir space station. Requires the Cult 3-D plug-in. MIRed in Mishaps An interview with NASA and Russian Space Agency officials about a series of critical accidents and system failures aboard the Mir space station in mid-1997. [PBS] |
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