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Once Upon a Time in Space
The Collision That Sent the Soviet Space Station Tumbling
Russian cosmonaut Alexander ‘Sasha’ Lazutkin and U.S. astronaut Michael Foale recall the terrifying moment an out-of-control vessel struck the Soviet space station Mir. Together, they fought to save themselves and the station, but the reaction they received when they finally made it back home to their respective countries was very different.
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The arrival of the International Space Station promises a new era of cooperation in space.
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When the Soviet Union falls, Russia welcomes US astronauts to their space station Mir.
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A pioneering class of astronauts is recruited by NASA to fly aboard its new Space Shuttle.