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Website
NASA

Nasa: History of Shuttle Mir

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to many NASA resources about the Shuttle-Mir program. Detailed information on each of the Shuttle-Mir missions as well as a large number of images are available from this site.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Nova Online: Terror in Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides lots of information and pictures for an in-depth look at the Mir Space Station.
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Handout
Other

Visual Satellite Observer: Mir Space Station's 15 Years in Space Ends

For Students 9th - 10th
Details of Mir's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere after 15 years in space. Includes information on Mir's mission, configuration, and history.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Station Mir (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Russian space station Mir is illustrated and described. Features include vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mir

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic description of the Mir space station is provided on this site from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia. There is also information on the Mir modules. A photo of the space station is included along with several links to additional...
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Website
Other

German Aerospace Center: Human Spaceflight Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the German Aerospace Center, contains detailed information on missions to Mir from March '92 to March '97 displayed in the links below.