Russia to approve plan to deorbit Mir
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15/11/2000
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Indian Express (New Delhi)
The Russian Government is expected to approve a resolution at tommorrow's meeting to finally de-orbit the aging space station Mir, director of the Russian Space Agency Yuri Koptev said today. The resolution to dump the Mir binds the Foreign, Defence, Emergency Situations Ministries and other enterprises related to the Mir, to work out a package of documents to guarantee the safe withdrawl of Mir from the space operation, Koptev said.