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...Instead, the first space stations, both U.S. and Russian, were simply modified third stages of existing rockets. Then came the Mir in 1986, with multiple modules. It was habitable but lacked the power for much in the way of experimentation. Ultimately it would be of greater interest to film directors, game-show producers and wealthy would-be space tourists than to scientists. It is currently abandoned...
...tribe of 20 strangers would go through weeks of grueling astronaut training, competing on prime-time, network TV for a chance to fly in space. An identical deal had just been inked by NBC, but the winner of that competition would be rocketing off to Russia's rust-bucket Mir space station. The new show's winner would be riding in comparative luxury aboard NASA's spanking new--if eternally under-construction--International Space Station...
...cost is at least eight times the initial estimates, and the hardware is nearly a decade behind schedule. And after the ISS is built, there may be nothing for it to do. Many of the medical studies NASA hopes to conduct have been performed aboard Russia's Mir space station; other work on materials manufacturing could be performed by unmanned ships...
...DOOMSDAY PREDICTION] The solar eclipse, said designer Paco Rabanne, would cause the Mir space station to fall on France...
...those who are intent on joining the 100-mile-high club, Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels, and an Amsterdam outfit is talking about using Russia's old and battered Mir as a decidedly low-rent celestial motel--although if you're thinking of staying on Mir, you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite...