CRISIS IN SPACE; MIR COLLISION CASTS DOUBT ON STATION'S FUTURE.(News)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: June 26, 1997 | Copyright information

Byline: Marcia Dunn Associated Press

In the worst space collision ever, an unmanned cargo ship crashed into Russia's Mir station Wednesday, rupturing the pressurized vessel, knocking out half the power and raising questions anew of how long the decrepit spacecraft can function before someone gets killed.

The American and two Russians on Mir were said to be in no immediate danger, but it was unclear how much longer they could remain on board. Mir has an attached Soyuz capsule that can bring the crewmen home in an emergency.

The men were forced to work in darkness with ...

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