The Mir Space Station

Russia, sort it out.

"Mir's large size - the platform has a mass of 140 tonnes - means large pieces are bound to make it through to the surface of the planet. Populated areas would be at risk from falling debris."

You want to be the first to do everything in space, which is great to a degree... but make sure you do it right for fuck's sake.

"It is feared that if a reliable link-up cannot be established, Mir may begin to tumble in space and re-enter the atmosphere in an uncontrolled manner."

You lose communication with the space station for no apparant reason and you can't even figure out why... and now we have to worry about 140 tonnes of Russian space equipment falling on our heads.

"But, according to the latest estimates, if all contact with Mir was lost, the platform would re-enter much sooner - about the end of January. It could then come down in an area south of 51.60 N, where most of the world's population lives."

You Russian people better sort it out, and fast.

Sure enough there was an option to launch it OUT INTO SPACE and not BACK into our atmosphere. We can see that you want it all burn't up so no one gets their hands on your precious Russian technology... but please.

"In the UK, chunks of Mir could come down anywhere south of a line joining Bristol, Reading and London."

Oh, and why oh why is it falling on OUR heads? Out of all the world... it has to be falling towards the UK.

Imagine this crashing into your house... courtesy of Russia / Soviet Union.

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Article on crisis of the Mir Space Station courtesy of BBC.

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