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Terror in Space
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Program Overview
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NOVA looks at life on the Russian space station Mir and
investigates the recent series of mishaps that the station has
encountered.
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Launched in 1986, Mir's projected life-span is five
years. However, Mir continues to be used into the late
1990s.
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In 1995, American astronauts join Russian cosmonauts on
Mir to study long-term endurance in space.
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During an exchange-of-astronauts celebration, a fire is
discovered shooting from an oxygen canister, turning the
festivities to panic. Russians and Americans disagree over the
seriousness of the situation.
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Cosmonauts and astronauts struggle to repair and maintain the
station's aging technology.
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While practicing a manual docking procedure, cosmonauts lose
control of an unmanned supply ship, which crashes into the space
station, causing the cabins to depressurize and damaging the
station's solar panels.
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