End of a space odyssey - Mir's orbit comes to an end with a controlled re-entry.(News)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: March 4, 2001| Author: Crittenden, Jules | Copyright information

Mir's upcoming death plunge into the South Pacific may look like the end of an error to some Americans.

But observers say the doomed Russian station and its pioneering 15-year odyssey deserve a place of honor in space history.

The abandoned space heap also deserves a place in adventure tourism and e-history, which a San Francisco-based partnership is determined to give it. MirReentry.Com Inc. is offering $10,000 window seats - $6,500 for an aisle seat - on a j...

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