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Mir, despite all its problems, is still important in history of space.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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MOSCOW _ Very public cremation services for the Russian space station Mir _ a milestone in humanity's stutter-step to the heavens _ are scheduled for early Thursday morning over the south Pacific Ocean.
The station, 15, died after a long bout with a chronic Russian disease: not enough rubles.
It will be remembered as the vehicle that taught humanity that "we have the capability to colonize space," said NASA astronaut and doctor Jerry Linenger, a 1997 resident.
"Prior to the Mir expeditions, all the space flights were reckless adventures," said Musa ...
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